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Pottery: Unidentified Continental Pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and manganese-purple
History note: Acquired from an old lady at Horsington, 4mls from Wincanton by Mr ( H.?) Blake, dealer of 6 High Street, Wincanton; Blake wrote to Glaisher about the cat on 9 December 1916 and sent it on approval to Cambridge; bought for £4.10s. on 25 December by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 9.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Accessioned as probably made at Wincanton, but probably continental
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue and manganese purple)
Accession number: C.1715-1928
Primary reference Number: 72495
Old object number: 2864
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cat flask" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72495 Accessed: 2024-11-16 15:50:39
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