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Plate: C.2627B-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: The Ewer Factory

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, green, yellow, red, and manganese-purple

Notes

History note: Mr Wheeler, Winchester, from whom purchased with a pair for 12s. 0d. on 8 May 8 1905 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 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, second half#
1760 CE - 1780 CE

Note

The Ewer Factory (De Lampetcan) operated between 1609 and 1811. The mark on this plate was used from about 1743 until 1811.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow red, and manganese-purple)

Materials used in production

pale buff Earthenware
Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2627B-1928
Primary reference Number: 73821
Old object number: 2277
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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