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Tea canister: C.1460 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Lambeth (Probably)

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow, and red; pewter cover. Square in section with tall sides, narrow shoulded and threaded pewter neck attached to the body to take the cylindrical pewter cover. The sides are decorated with birds amidst flowering plants.

Notes

History note: Christie's, 9 January 1903. lot 306; Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.3 cm
Width: 5.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Lambeth ⪼ Surrey ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Queen Anne
Circa 1700 CE - 1710 CE

Note

The decoration was influenced by Japanese Imari porcelain or Dutch delft imitations

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue, green, yellow, and red)
Visible Surfaces composed of tin-glaze

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1460 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72035
Old object number: 1354
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 16 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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