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Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue. Heart-shaped with a raised edge on the front, and two suspension holes pierced diagonally through the edges of the 'V' at the top. The front is decorated with a woman seated on the right of a tree, with a ruined tower on the right and on the left, a river or lace, a church, and houses. The raised edge is outlined with a narrow line and a thick line. On the back is the date '1791'
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 24.4 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late
Production date:
dated
AD 1791
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
buff
Earthenware
white
Tin-glaze
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed, and painted in blue
Accession number: C.1562-1928
Primary reference Number: 72229
Old object number: 2407
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Wall panel" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72229 Accessed: 2024-11-05 14:00:36
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