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Tea caddy: C.698-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

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Description

Earthenware, press-moulded with a geometrical pattern under translucent green lead glaze; rectangular with a cylindrical neck

Notes

History note: Mr Phillips of Hitchin, from whom bought for £3.7.6d. in 1905 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1760 CE - 1765 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Visible Surfaces composed of lead-glaze
Base Length 9 cm Width 6.5 cm

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Earthenware, moulded, and lead-glazed green

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.698-1928
Primary reference Number: 75847
Old object number: 2508
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 28 February 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 17 October 2023

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

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