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Puzzle jug: C.38C-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Rye Pottery

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Description

Earthenware puzzle jug, pierced, incised and decorated with moulded and applied oak sprays under green and flecked brown glazes.

Earthenware, pierced, incised and decorated with moulded and applied oak sprays under green and flecked brown glazes. Squat bulbous body with cylindrical, neck pierced by circular and triangular holes with a row of incised circles above and below, expanding towards the rim which is pinched at the front to form a lip. Handle in the form of a hollow oak branch, dividing at the top and terminating in sprays of leaves and acorns on the sides, and in broken off twigs at the sides of the neck, each of which is a spout. On the front, inscribed in raised letters 'J.W.L. Glaisher/1912'.

Notes

History note: Made for the testator, who visited the pottery in 1912

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.5 cm
Width: 15.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

20th Century, Early
Production date: AD 1912 : dated

Components of the work

Body
Decoration

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: each letter is divided by a line making a cross shape

  • Text: 'S (?)/W' over 'R/Rye'
  • Location: In base
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: F.T.M
  • Location: In base
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: J.W.L. Glaisher
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in raised letters
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.38C-1928
Primary reference Number: 74758

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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