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House-shaped Cistern
Greek A Factory
(Factory)
Kocks, Adriaen
(Proprietor)
House-shaped cistern with detachable roof, and detachable silver spigot. Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, with putti on the roof, and three views of a formal garden on the exterior of cistern.
History note: Frederick Muller, Amsterdam, 28 November 1908, lot 411; purchased by the dealer, Koopman for a total of £97.10.0 including commission and expenses on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 24 cm
Height: 42.3 cm
Width: 30 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
End of 17th century
Production date:
circa
AD/CE 1700
Adriaen Kocks, also written Adrianus Kocx, was proprietor of the Greek A factory from 1686-1701.
Decoration: composed of cobalt-blue Cistern: composed of tin-glaze earthenware Spigot: composed of silver
Moulding : Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded in two parts, the roof and boody with applied low bun feet, painted in blue
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2416 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73472
Old object number: 2889
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73472 Accessed: 2021-12-05 14:21:54
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Accession Number: C.1969-1928
Accession Number: C.1900-1928
Accession Number: C.1901-1928
Accession Number: C.1932-1928
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