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Money box: GL.C.77-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Pale red earthenware, partially coated in white slip with incised decoration under yellow lead glaze. The money box is of depressed globular form, with on top, modelled bird, behind which is a horizontal slot.

Notes

History note: Theodore Charbonnier, Lynton; from whom purchased in 1912 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Bideford ⪼ Devon ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Mid#
Victoria I
Circa 1840 CE - 1860 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( white)

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GL.C.77-1928
Primary reference Number: 76031
Old object number: 52
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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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