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Coffee pot: C.1845 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: uncertain

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Description

Hard red earthenware, thrown and moulded, with black lead-glaze. Pear-shaped body standing on a low foot, long curved spout, loop handle with projecting thumb rest, and domed cover with flower knob, attached by a chain to the handle

Notes

History note: Mr Phillips, Hitchin, from whom purchased about 1895 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Namur ⪼ Belgium

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1775 CE - 1800 CE

School or Style

Rococo

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1845 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72747
Old object number: 810
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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