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Jug: C.365-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Polesworth Pottery

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Description

Buff earthenware, thrown, with slip-trailed decoration in dark reddish-brown under yellowish lead-glaze. The jug has an oviform body, a wide cylindrical neck with a projecting lip, and a reeded loop handle. Round the shoulder below a trailed zigzag band are the words 'POLESWORTH POTTERY'. Below are the initials and date 'R.G.1801' in a panel.

Notes

History note: Mr Button, by whom sold to Mr Stoner, London, from whom purchased on 12 June, 1908 for £6.10 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 20 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Early
George III
Dated 1801 CE - 18001 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( clay and water mixed to a batter-like consistency)
Body

Materials used in production

yellowish Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: POLESWORTH POTTERY
  • Location: Below shoulder
  • Method of creation: Slip-trailed in reddish-brown
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: R.G. 1801
  • Location: Inside panel
  • Method of creation: Slip-trailed in reddish-brown
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.365-1928
Primary reference Number: 74687
Old object number: 2845

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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