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Bottle: C.2307-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Nevers factory

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Description

Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue and manganese-purple. The vase is gourd-shaped with a flaring mouth. The lower part is painted with a continuous landscape with buildings. The area above is decorated with alternately straight and wavy vertical stripes.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 20.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Nevers ⪼ Bourgogne-French-Comté ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue from cobalt and manganese-purple)
Surface

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2307-1928
Primary reference Number: 76711
Old object number: 160
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 19 July 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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