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Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Buff earthenware, moulded as a model of a high-heeled, buckled lady's shoe, tin-glazed and painted with splashes of blue and red
History note: Edward Sheldon, 12 St Paul's Road, Kersal, Salford, Manchester, from whom purchased for £3 on 24 August, 1928 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 15 cm
Length: 5 7/8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Early#
Anne
Circa
1700
CE
-
1710
CE
The origin of this shoe is uncertain it could have been made in London or at Brislington or Bristol. Its style suggests a date in the first decade of the 18th century
Decoration composed of high temperature colours ( blue and red)
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and splashed with blue a reddish-purple
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.1753-1928
Primary reference Number: 72564
Old object number: 5085
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 (2024) "Model shoe" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72564 Accessed: 2024-11-22 02:12:50
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University of Cambridge}}
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