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Horse: C.2767B-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Horse

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Delft factory

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Description

Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue and dark green. The horse is supported on a low oblong mound base with rounded ends, which is concave underneath and glazed. He is seated in profile to the viewer with his front legs extended in front of him. He is painted in blue, and the base in green with blue lines over it representing tufts of grass . A pair with C.2767A-1928

Notes

History note: Bought at Taormina, Sicily on 22 or 29 April 1904 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.7 cm
Length: 9 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, third quarter#
Circa 1750 CE - 1775 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue and dark green)

Materials used in production

slightly bluish-white Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue and dark green
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2767B-1928
Primary reference Number: 74043
Old object number: 2055
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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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