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Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Probably)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue and yellow on the visible surfaces; the underside of the heel and sole are unglazed. Formed as a high-heeled shoe with a bow on the front (partly mising). The heel is painted blue overall, and down the back and front seams there are stripes of blue and yellow flanked by lacy patterns. On each side of the heel there is a rosette, and on the toe the initials 'IM' on on side and the date '1686' on the other.
History note: Mr S. Fenton, Cranbourn Street, London, from whom purchased on 19 July 1909 for £4 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 15 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
James II
Production date:
dated
AD 1686
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue and yellow)
Visible Surfaces
composed of
tin-glaze
buff Earthenware
Moulding : Buff earthenware moulded in the form of a shoe, tin-glazed, and painted in blue and yellow high temperature (metallic oxide) colours
Inscription present: the initials on one side of toe and the date on the other
Accession number: C.1442-1928
Primary reference Number: 72011
Old object number: 3059
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Model shoe" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72011 Accessed: 2024-12-23 01:45:19
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