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Standing Cow: C.2414-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Standing Cow

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Delft factory

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Description

Earthenware, moulded, and tin-glazed. A cow standing on an oblong pedestal. Marked in blue 'JDA' with below, a question mark terminating in a squiggle below.

Notes

History note: Not known before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 16 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Delft ⪼ Holland ⪼ United Provinces of the Netherlands

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - 1799

Components of the work

Surface composed of tin-glaze

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2414-1928
Primary reference Number: 73470
Old object number: 1631
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 27 September 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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