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Wall pocket: C.2412A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Liverpool pottery (Probably)

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Description

Buff earthenware, press-moulded, and tin-glazed. The wall pocket is in the shape of a corncupia which curves to the left. The lower part of the front has twisting fluting and the upper part has three quatrefoils below the wavy rim. The flat back is pierced by two suspension holes. One of a pair with C.2412B-1928

Notes

History note: Bought in London a bout 1895 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher FRS. Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 19.7 cm
Width: 14.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Liverpool ⪼ Lancashire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1745 CE - Circa 1750 CE

Note

The wall pocket was attributed to Delft by Rackham in 1935.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Front

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2412A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73467
Old object number: 312
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 9 June 2017 Last processed: Friday 16 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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