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Dish fragment: C.4.73-1964

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Current Location: In storage

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Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue with part of a plant and a scroll border. The base is unglazed. Roughly rectangular in shape with a slight upward curve on one side

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Bernard Rackham

Measurements and weight

Length: 4.5 cm
Width: 3.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Decoration composed of cobalt ( blue)
Front composed of glaze

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue on the front; reverse unglazed

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4.73-1964
Primary reference Number: 74911

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

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

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