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Plate: C.1481-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed, and painted in pale shades of blue, yellow, and manganese-purple. Circular with a sloping rim, curved sides, and flat centre, with recessed base. The middle is decorated with a bird perching on a rock, a fence, flowering plants and bamboo, and a flying insect enclosed by two concentric circles. On the rim there are four floral sprays and a blue band round the outer edge.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 22.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
George II
George III
Circa 1750 CE - 1775 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue, yellow, and manganese-purple)

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
greyish Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed greyish-white, and painted i blue, yellow, and manganese-purple high-temperature (metallic oxide) colours
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1481-1928
Primary reference Number: 72066
Old object number: 615
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Audit data

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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