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Goat
Production: The Ewer Factory
Earthenware figure of a goat, tin-glazed and painted in green and shades of manganese-purple
Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in dark green, and shades of pale and dark manganese-purple. The goat is supported on a rectangular base with sloping sides which is hollow underneath and is painted dark green. The goat is standing in profile to the viewer with its head turned slightly to its left. Its horns (probably replacements) are white, and the rest of it is streaked with shades of manganese-purple except for the hooves which are solid colour. It has a ventilation hole under its tail. A pair with C.2751A-1928
History note: Puttick & Simpson, London, 6 March 1903, Lovett Collection sale, part of lot 279 bought for £1 with its pair; Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 12.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Circa 1760 CE - 1785 CE
The Ewer Factory (De Lampetkan) operated in Delft between 1609 and 1811. The mark LPK was used from the 1749s until the end of the factory, also LPKan. The animal figures probably date from about 1760 to 1785.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( green and manganese-purple)
Base
Length 8.8 cm
Base Whole
buff
Earthenware
greyish-white
Tin-glaze
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded in parts, assembled, tin-glazed greyish-white, and painted in dark green and shades of manganese-purple
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2751B-1928
Primary reference Number: 74018
Old object number: 1413
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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