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Milk jug: C.75C-1992

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Hamada, Shoji

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Description

Pale grey stoneware milk jug with a grey glaze. Oval body with a strap handle and pressed out lip. The body is divided into two zones by a brown band. The area below it is greyish blue, and the area above is decorated with a blue triangle and three brown leaves over it. The handle and rim are brown

Notes

History note: Purchased by the donor's late husband, Robert Hill, in 1935 or 1936. From the "Little Gallery" (Muriel Rose) Sloan Street, London.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs A. Priscilla Hill

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.4 cm
Length: 12.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1992) by Hill, Priscilla A., Mrs

Dating

20th Century
Production date: circa AD 1935

Materials used in production

Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.75C-1992
Primary reference Number: 75986
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 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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