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Sitting Cat: C.787-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sitting Cat

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery

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Description

Brown and white marbled clays (solid agateware), and white clay

Notes

History note: J.W. Ford, Enfield; his anonymous sale first part, Sotheby's, 25 June 1906, lot 85;

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1745 - 1760

Materials used in production

Stoneware

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.787-1928
Primary reference Number: 76055
Old object number: 2447
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 14 June 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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