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Man Drinking: C.819-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Man Drinking

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

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Notes

History note: A lady in Harlow; sold to Mr Piper of Bishops Stortford from whom purchased for £35 on 5 February 1923 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II or George III
Circa 1750 - 1770

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Materials used in production

cream and red Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.819-1928
Primary reference Number: 76153
Old object number: 4196

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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

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