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Fragment: C.4.28-1964

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Off-white fritware with on one side clear glaze painted in brownish lustre with two rows of loops and a line, and on the other, yellow glaze and part of a brown stripe

Notes

History note: Henry Wallis; his son Harold Wallis, by whom given to Bernard Rackham (1876-19264)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Bernard Rackham

Measurements and weight

Length: 2.5 cm
Width: 1.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Rackham, Bernard

Note

This fragment is part of the same vessel as C.4.35-1964and C.4.26-1964

Components of the work

Decoration composed of lustre ( brown)
Surface composed of glaze ( clear and yellow)

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4.28-1964
Primary reference Number: 74835

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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