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Production: Unidentified Bäriswil pottery
Buff earthenware coated with white slip on the front and back except for the base, and painted in lavender-blue, turquoise, yellow and manganese-brown under clear glaze. The circular dish has a scalloped edge, a narrow rim, deep curved sides, and a flat base. The well is decorated in the middle with a standing peasant woman wearing a turquoise jacket and brown skirt with a striped and embroidered apron. The sides of the well are decorated with two floral sprigs and two larger arrangements of foliated scrolls. The scalloped edge is dappled in manganese-brown.
History note: Thun, 1904; Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 29 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
Circa
1780
-
1820
Possibly made in the Kräuchi family workshop
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( lavender blue, turquoise, yellow, manganese-brown)
Surface
composed of
lead-glaze
( presumed lead-glaze; except base)
slip
( white; except base)
buff Earthenware
Accession number: C.1962-1928
Primary reference Number: 72913
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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