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Bottle: C.2307-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Nevers factory

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and dark manganese-purple. The gourd-shaped vase is decorated on the lower part with a continuous landscape with two groups of buildings, on the upper part with alternately straight and wavy stripes, and the areas above, between and below these with horizontal bands of the two colours.

Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue and dark manganese-purple. The vase is gourd-shaped with a short, narrow neck, and flaring mouth. The lower part is painted with a continuous landscape with two groups of buildings painted in blue with manganese-purple outlines. Below, there are two narrow manganese-purple bands and two wide blue bands. The area above the landscape is encircled by a broad blue band flanked by pairs of narrow manganese-purple bands. The upper part is decorated with alternately straight and wavy vertical stripes, and round the neck there are two narrow manganese-purple bands and two broad blue bands.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 11.6 cm
Height: 20 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
18th Century, Early
Circa 1680 - 1720

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue from cobalt and dark manganese-purple)
Visible Surface composed of tin-glaze
Base Diameter 7.8 cm
Visble Surface

Materials used in production

appears pinkish-buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed except for the base, and painted in blue and dark manganese-purple

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Identification numbers

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

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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