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Box and cover in the shape of a tortoise
Production:
Höchst faience factory
(Possibly)
Schrezheim faience factory
(Possibly)
Durlach faience factory
(Possibly)
Box and cover in the shape of a tortoise of tin-glazed earthenware painted naturalistically in shades of brown and yellow
History note: Basle, where purchased by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 9.0 cm
Length: 26.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( pale olive-green, manganese-purple and dark yellow)
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed and painted in pale olive-green, manganese-purple, and dark yellow
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2884 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 74169
Old object number: 1237
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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