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Dish: The Temptation or Fall
Brislington Pottery
(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
Late 17th Century
Charles II
James II
William III and Mary II
Circa
1680
CE
-
1700
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
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2020) "Dish"
Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72350 Accessed: 2021-12-06 18:31:25
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Accession Number: C.1618-1928
Accession Number: C.206-1928
Accession Number: C.1617-1928
Accession Number: C.1616-1928
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