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Dish: The Temptation or Fall
Pottery: Brislington Pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in polychrome with Adam and Eve standing on either side of the Tree of Knowledge
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on the front and painted in blue, pale bluish-green, a darker green, yellow, and manganese-purple. The reverse is coated with uneven greenish lead-glaze. The front is painted with Adam and Eve on either side of the Tree of Knowledge, walking towards their left. Blue grasses (or a low fence) grow on either side of the tree. The edge is encircled by a purple band and blue dashes; on the back, uneven greenish lead-glaze
History note: Unknown, probably acquired before 1900 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 35.5 cm
Height: 6.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Charles II
James II
William III and Mary II
Circa
1680
CE
-
1700
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, pale bluish-green, a darker green, yellow, and manganese-purple)
Back
composed of
lead-glaze
( uneven greenish)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
buff Earthenware
Accession number: C.1626-1928
Primary reference Number: 72350
Old object number: 3
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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