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Production: Unidentified Talavera factory
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue on one side with a double-headed eagle with a large crown above, and on its breast, a medallion enclosing 'IHS' and three nails; on the back is pasted a printed label of a pharmacy at Cordova
History note: Unknown before donor, Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 24.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1750
CE
The initials IHS is an abbreviation for Jesus in Greek. The three nails are symbols of the Passion of Christ.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
buff
Earthenware
creamy-white
Tin-glaze
Throwing
: Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed creamy white, and painted in blue; edge of base unglazed
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: rectangular originally white paper stick-on label with a black printed side borders and inscriptions at top and bottom
Accession number: C.2109-1928
Primary reference Number: 73116
Old object number: 1181
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) "Drug pot" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73116 Accessed: 2024-12-18 19:56:19
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