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Buff earthenware coated with white slip, and painted in blue, green, yellow and manganese-purple under clear glaze. The circular dish has a scalloped edge, a concave rim, and deep well with curved sides. In the middle is a view of buildings on a hill with a tree on the left. The rim is decorated with floral sprays and leaves, interrupted at the top by the name and date 'Elisabet 1785 Oberbüller [?]'.Alternate scallops on the edge are painted with blue strokes.
History note: Thun, 1904; Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 32 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late
Production date:
dated
AD 1785
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, yellow, and manganese-purple)
Surface
composed of
lead-glaze
( presumed lead-glaze)
slip
( white)
Inscription present: in Gothic lettering, surname uncertain
Accession number: C.1961-1928
Primary reference Number: 72909
Old object number: 2069
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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