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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware, with incised and applied decoration, coated in a brown glazed painted with multiple colours
Earthenware, mould made, incised and with applied decoration, coated in a brown glaze painted with blue, green, yellow, brown and red
Shape: hollow horse figure with collared legs, applied decoration forms mane, ears, eyes, rosette saddle and reins. A circular spout is present on the rear right flank, and another at the animal’s mouth, both indicative of the use of this object as a pouring vessel.
Exterior: facial features are highlighted with over-glaze colours. An applied blue rosette on the chest is flanked by yellow circles, dotted with red, and with multicoloured vegetal decoration. The mane is incised with horizontal lines and painted with blue and brown. The applied reins and saddle are painted predominantly yellow and green; a yellow circle on one flank is matched on the opposite side with a circular spout. Glaze runs over the lower legs and feet, terminating unevenly.
Interior: undecorated
History note: Rudd, antique dealer in Southampton; Wilson, 169 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, from whom purchased for £5 on May 29, 1916 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 20.4 cm
Length: 15.8 cm
Weight: 506 g
Width: 7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, second half#
Circa
1850
CE
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Circa
1899
CE
Exterior Body composed of paint ( blue, green, yellow, brown and red) glaze ( brown)
Moulding : Earthenware, mould made, incised and with applied decoration, coated in a brown glaze painted with blue, green, yellow, brown and red
Inscription present: hand written in black ink
Accession number: C.1990-1928
Primary reference Number: 72936
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) "Pouring vessel" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72936 Accessed: 2024-12-23 01:56:23
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University of Cambridge}}
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