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Yellow-glazed earthenware
Earthenware, moulded, and covered wit yellow lead-glaze. The chair has a curved back and straight sides which have semi-circles cut away at the bottom to form four feet. The back is decorated with a flower-head pattern with 'buttons' at the line crossings. On the lower part of the other side of the back there is a panel of the flower-head pattern, and on the other three sides, panels filled with horizontal or vertical lines.
History note: Uncertain before G.H.W. Rylands, Litt. D., CBE, CH, King's College, Cambridge
Given by G.H.W. Rylands in memory of his mother, Betha Wolferstan Rylands
Height: 8.2 cm
Width: 3.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1997-10-13) by Rylands, G.H.W.
18th Century, Early#
George III
George IV
Circa
1800
CE
-
1830
CE
yellow
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded and lead-glazed yellow
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.83-1997
Primary reference Number: 76199
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Miniature chair" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76199 Accessed: 2024-04-18 22:33:28
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