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Dish: C.1656-1928

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Current Location: In storage

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Pottery: Norfolk House (Possibly)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, greenish-turquoise and yellow, and sponged in blue with a stag in a wood surrounded by a yellow band and blue dashes

Buff earthenware the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, greenish-turquoise and yellow, and sponged in blue; the reverse slip-coated and covered with greenish-blue tin-glaze. Circular with a wide sloping rim, and curved well, standing on a broad footring. Painted in the middle with a stag going towards the viewer's right in a wood with sponged trees and blue plants in the foreground. The edge is encircled by a blue band, a yellow band and blue dashes.

Notes

History note: Col. and Mrs. W.D. Dickson, Southill, Dean Park Road, Bournemouth who gave it as a Christmas present in 1921 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 30.2 cm
Diameter: 11 7/8 in
Height: 6.7 cm
Height: 2 11/16 in

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early
Circa 1705 CE - 1730 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, greenish-turquoise, and yellow)
Back composed of slip ( pale)

Materials used in production

back greenish blue Tin-glaze
buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1656-1928
Primary reference Number: 72398
Old object number: 4016

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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