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Vessel in the shape of a bird
Production: Unknown (Possibly)
Earthenware vessel in the shape of a bird with a removable head, standing on a mound base, tin-glazed painted in polychrome
Pale red earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow, red, manganese-purple, and black. The birdis moulded in two parts, and stands on a moulded roughly triangular mound base which is hollow underneath, The bird's head is painted mainly in blue with black eyes and eyebrows, and has a frill of purple feathers round the neck. The body has a green breast, back, and underside spotted with yellow and black, blue and dull red wings, and black legs with yellow claws. The base is decorated in green to match .
History note: J. Taurin, 4 Place Barthélémy, Rouen from whom bought for 150 francs on 31 May 1913 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 16.5 cm
Length: 9.7 cm
Width: 6.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Circa
1700
-
1799
Decoration
composed of
high temperature colours
( blue, green, yellow, a little dull red, manganese-purple, and black)
Surface
composed of
tin-glaze
( inside and outside)
Both
pale red Earthenware
Accession number: C.2292 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 76700
Old object number: 3686
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Vessel in the shape of a bird" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76700 Accessed: 2025-04-29 23:20:11
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