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Factory: uncertain
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Earthenware, thrown, tn-glazed and painted in blue. Pear-shaped body with flaring neck, projecting lip, and loop handle. The body is decorated with a boar, an elephant, and a bear in a Chinese style landscape; on the neck conventional tulips and leaves.
History note: Purchased in Leicester in 1909
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Circa
1660
-
1700
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
Body
Accession number: C.2476-1928
Primary reference Number: 73569
Old object number: 3080
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) "Jug in the form of an owl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73569 Accessed: 2024-12-25 04:48:48
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