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Saltcellar: C.2285-1928

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Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue

Pinkish-buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue. The circular salt pan has an everted edge, and is supported on a wider conical foot. The inside of the salt pan is decorated with a flower on a stalk surrounded by foliage, and encircled by two narrow concentric circles and a wider band on the rim. The foot is decorated with a broad blue band at the top, with two spaced narrow bands below, a border of alternating leaves (or petals) and strokes, and a narrow band close to the edge.

Notes

History note: Bought in Caen in 1894 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early
Regence
Circa 1700 - 1725

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high temperature colour ( blue from cobalt oxide)
Surface composed of tin-glaze
Foot Diameter 8.5 cm

Materials used in production

pinkish-buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing (pottery technique) : Pinkish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed, and painted in blue

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2285-1928
Primary reference Number: 76697
Old object number: 107

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 8 April 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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