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Dish: C.1924-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Heimberg potter

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Description

Red earthenware coated with dark brown slip, and painted in white and red slips, yellow and green with a man and woman in contemporary costume. The rim is inscribed in slip,'lieben und gelichet wörden ist die grosse freud auf ärden 1810' (To love and be loved is the great joy on earth)

Notes

History note: Mrs Born-Straub, Thun, near Heimberg, from whom purchased in December 1903 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Heimberg ⪼ Switzerland

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Production date: dated AD 1810

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: lieben und gelichet wörden ist die grosse freud auf ärden 1810
  • Location: On rim
  • Method of creation: Slip-trailed
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1924-1928
Primary reference Number: 72880
Old object number: 1973
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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