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Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Probably)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in manganese-purple and blue with Chinese figures in a landscape, and inscribed '1677 IC'.
Buff earthenware tin-glazed pale turquoise and painted in blue and manganese-purple. The cup had a bulbous lower part which slopes inwards towards the mouth, and an applied loop handle which is curved on the outisde. The sides are decorated with an Oriental landscape with trees, rocks, buildings and three Chinese figures. Below the rim there are two narrow manangese bands. On the side opposite to the handle is the date '1677' and initials 'IC'.
History note: Cecil Davis, 8 St Mary Abbot's Terrace, Kensington Road, London; bought on 28 January 1924 for £42 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 8.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Charles II
Production date:
dated
AD 1677
Probably made in London or Brislington
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
manganese
Body
Accession number: C.1585-1928
Primary reference Number: 72264
Old object number: 4311
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Porringer" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72264 Accessed: 2024-11-16 17:28:30
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