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A Mermaid holding a Mirror and Comb
Potter: Toft, Ralph
History note: Mr Stoner, London, from whom bought fro £80 on 22 May 22 1911 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 46 cm
Height: 6.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Circa
1670
-
1690
Label text from the exhibition ‘Things of Beauty Growing: British Studio Pottery’ on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 20 March until 17 June 2018: This is an example of the kind of seventeenth-century English slipware that so inspired early Studio potters such as Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew. These large, lively dishes, made for display feature people and animals. This dish is boldly signed as made by Ralph Toft.
Decoration
Front
Accession number: C.211-1928
Primary reference Number: 73119
Old object number: 3458
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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