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Goat: C.2751A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Goat

Maker(s)

Production: The Ewer Factory

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Description

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 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 right. Its horns are missing. Its body is streaked with shades of manganese-purple except for the hooves and tail which are solid colour. there is a ventilation hole under the tail. A pair with C.2751A-1928

Notes

History note: Puttick and Simpson, London, March 6th, 1903, Lovett sale, part of lot.279, sold for £1; Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 11 cm
Length: 9.6 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#
Circa 1760 CE - 1785 CE

Note

A pair of recument goats of similar type but marked AP for Anthonij Pennis of the Two Little Ships Factory are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 60.215.1,2).

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.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark green and manganese-purple)
Base Length 8.9 cm

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
greyish-white Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing
Moulding

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: LPK
  • Location: On underside of front of base
  • Method of creation: Painted in manganese-purple
  • Type: Factory mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2751A-1928
Primary reference Number: 74022
Old object number: 1412
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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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