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Recumbent Cow
Figure of a recumbent cow. Cream earthenware, press-moulded with open base, painted in green, yellow, orange and black high-temperature colours under a bluish glaze. The cow is recumbent on a rectangular base. 'Pratt' type.
History note: From the collection of the late Colonel R.G. Turner.
Height: 7.4 cm
Length: 11.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Cameron, J.E., Mrs
18th Century, Late
Circa
1790
-
1800
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in green, yellow, orange and black)
Press-moulding : Cream earthenware, press-moulded with open base, painted in green, yellow, orange and black high-temperature colours under a bluish glaze.
Accession number: C.881-1984
Primary reference Number: 76276
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Recumbent Cow" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76276 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:28:36
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|title=Recumbent Cow
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 19:28:36|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa2/C_881_1984_281_29.jpg" alt="Recumbent Cow" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Recumbent Cow</figcaption> </figure> </div>
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