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Box in the form of a bundle of asparagus
Production: Unknown
Tin-glazed earthenware moulded in two parts in the shape of a bundle of asparagus and painted in shades of green, purple, and pale brown
Buff earthenware, moulded in two parts in the form of a bundle of asparagus tied with two tapes. The box is of a tapering rectangular form with a recessed base, and sides and ends moulded as sticks of asparagus. Its top has a tapering rectangular aperture with a raised edge over which the lid fits. The lid is similarly moulded but shallower. The asparagus stalks are painted pale green with darker green tips and purple and pale purple details. The two tapes are painted in pale brown and a darker shade of the same colour .
History note: Mr Heath, dealer of Peterborough; his sale; Mr Jolley, Cambridge from whom bought in August 1900 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 8 cm
Length: 16 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
1900
Made in imitation of 18th-century Strasbourg faïence.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( shades of green, purple and pale brown)
except edge of base which unglazed
Tin-glazing
Earthenware
Accession number: C.2367 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 76731
Old object number: 2381
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Box in the form of a bundle of asparagus" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76731 Accessed: 2024-04-25 14:07:43
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Accession Number: 2575
Accession Number: C.2740 & A-1928
Accession Number: C.2885 & A-1928
Accession Number: MAR.O.81 & A & B-1912
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