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Ornament with Bird Whistle: C.441-1928

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Ornament with Bird Whistle

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified

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Description

Slip-coated earthenware streaked with manganese-brown under lead-glaze

Red earthenware, covered with white slip and streaked with manganese-brown under yellowish lead-glaze. A large bird resembling a pigeon is perched on a conical base from which project two horizontal perches with four smaller birds upon them. The pigeon's tail is pierced to form the mouthpiece of a whistle or hooter.

Notes

History note: Jolley's, Cambridge, from whom bought in 1901 or 1902 with a pair for 35 shillings (£1.15s.0d.) by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Late-19th Century
Circa 1750 - 1899

Note

The origin of this ornament is uncertain, but comparable examples have been attributed to Halifax in Yorkshire.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( cream) manganese oxide ( streaked)
Colouring
Surface

Materials used in production

red-brown Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Slip-coating : Red earthenware, slip-coated, streaked with manganese-brown, and lead-glazed

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.441-1928
Primary reference Number: 75101
Old object number: 1461

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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