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Fragment: C.4.62-1964

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Lowestoft Porcelain Factory (Possibly)

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Description

Porcelain painted underglaze in blue and overglaze in red and green. Narrow curved fragment from the rim of a bowl or saucer. The decoration appears to be a green grassy area with a red plant growing on it, and round the edge, a border of blue interlacingt wavy lines between bands of blue.

Notes

History note: Found in London (outside the City boundary) by G.F. Lawrence, Wandsworth, by whom given to Bernard Rackham (1876-1964)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Bernard Rackham

Measurements and weight

Length: 7.2 cm
Width: 2.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Lowestoft ⪼ Suffolk ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

This fragment is possibly the edge of a saucer or bowl

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( green and red) cobalt

Materials used in production

Glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4.62-1964
Primary reference Number: 74898
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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