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Dish: C.414-1984

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Mexican pottery

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Description

Earthenware decorated with cream, green, and orange-brown slips. Circular with shallow sloping sides and flat central area; at the top, there are two suspension holes. The middle is decorated with a long-tailed bird pecking the ground amid stylized grasses and flowers. Round the edge there is a border of slanting strokes between green concentric circles

Notes

History note: Dr and Mrs J.C. Burkhill by whom given

Legal notes

Given by Dr and Mrs J.C. Burkhill

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 31 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984-07-23) by Burkhill, J.C., Dr and Mrs

Dating

20th Century
Circa 1900 CE - 1980 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( cream, green, orange-brown) glaze ( probably lead-glaze)

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.414-1984
Primary reference Number: 74975
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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