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Wall panel: C.2672-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Greek A Factory (Possibly)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware wall plaque, moulded with two shells and scrolled round edge. Painted in blue with vases, spittoon, baskets and teapots, reserved in a yellow ground.

Notes

History note: Mossel (Simpson & Co.), Great Turnstile, London, from whom bought for £8.0.0 about 1901 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 23 cm
Width: 24.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Delft ⪼ Holland ⪼ Netherlands

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
1750 CE - 1775 CE

Note

A comparable plaque in the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague (inv. 0400 264) is dated 1769 and was made in the Greek A Factory. Its size is almost similar: h. 22.5 cm ; w. 25 cm

School or Style

Rococo
Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue and yellow)
Whole Or Border

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2672-1928
Primary reference Number: 73887
Old object nu ber: 1248
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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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