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Man holding a Jug: C.3212-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Man holding a Jug

Maker(s)

Factory: Le Nove Porcelain Factory (Probably)

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Description

Greyish-white glazed hard-paste porcelain

Greyish-white hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and glazed; the base made separately from the figure. The man stands on a circular base with a tree stump on the viewer's right. He steps forward on his left leg and leans forward, twisting his body to his right. He holds a bulbous jug with a strap handle and trilobate mouth with a small spike on either side of the lip, supporting its base with his left hand hand its lip with his right. The base is supported on a hollow waisted cylindrical pedestal moulded on the exterior with stylized leaves, and having a narrow gadrooned border at the top.

Notes

History note: Purchased at a shop in Rochester Row, Westminster, for 22s. 6d. on 19 May 1924 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 11.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1770 CE - 1780 CE

Note

Attributed to Doccia by Rackham, but the construction of the base suggests that it was made at Le Nove in the Veneto.

Components of the work

Base Diameter 4.4 cm

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Greyish-white hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded in parts, and glazed
Glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3212-1928
Primary reference Number: 74511
Old object number: 4391

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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