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Holy water stoup: C.2527-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Delft factory (Probably)
Unidentified French factory (Perhaps)

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Description

Pale buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed and painted in blue. The water receptacle is in the form of a half bowl with lightly gadrooned sides, and everted rim, attached to the lower part of the flat back. The back is moulded in relief on the front with the initials IHS below a Cross on an oval panel suported by cherubs terminating in feathers. Above the panel is a suspension hole, and above that a winged cherub's head. The edges of the bowl, and the relief areas of the bowl and back are outlined and filled in with blue. The cherubs have painted crucifixes suspended round their necks, and there is another below the panel.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 19 cm
Width: 11 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Delft ⪼ Holland ⪼ Netherlands

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

Baroque

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Front composed of tin-glaze
Bowl Depth 7 cm

Materials used in production

pale buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Pale buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2527-1928
Primary reference Number: 73664
Old object number: 1321
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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