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Tin-glazed earthenware water-bottle, painted in high-temperature 'Fazackerley' colours with flowers, fruit and a Chinese figure.
Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue, yellow, brownish-orange and olive green, outlined in manganese-black. Bulbous, with a long narrow neck and cup-shaped mouth. On the body, id a large spray of formal flowers and a figure of a man carrying a basket of fruit; a diaper and floral border encircles the neck.
Acquired by the vendor, Mr Plumb, at Litlington, Cambridgeshire; purchased for £7.10s. 0d. on 4 August 1923 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Water bottles, also known as ‘guglets’, were supplied in sets with basins for washing.
The distinctive palette is known as 'Fazackerly'.
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Holding department: Applied Arts
Accession Number: C.1553-1928
Holding department: Antiquities
Accession Number: E.P.113
Holding department: Applied Arts
Accession Number: C.24-1981
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