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Production: Unknown
Earthenware with cream glaze, painted in blue, green, yellow, a little dark puce, brown, grey, black, and white enamels. The plaque is rectangular with rounded corners, and has shallow, curved sides with two suspension holes below the top edge. The flat central area and sloping sides are painted with a landscape. In the right forground, is a man with a seated dog, and in the middle are two peasants with a small herd of brown sheep or pigs. In the left foreground there are rocks and trees, and further back a castle, a lake with a boat on it, and distant hills. A small flock of birds is flying in the cloudy sky over the castle. The edge of the plaque is dark brown to resemble a frame. The back is cream with initials and date in red enamel, 'CHF/1840' or WF/1840'
History note: Unknown before Spencer George Perceval (1838-1922) by whom bequeathed
G. S. Perceval Bequest
Depth: 1 cm
Height: 7.3 cm
Length: 9.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
19th Century, Mid#
Victoria I
Production date:
dated
AD 1840
Decoration composed of enamel ( blue, green, yellow, dark puce, brown, grey, black and white)
except for outer edge of back
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Inscription present: rectangular cream paper label with black inscription and line border
Accession number: C.37-1922
Primary reference Number: 74702
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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