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Factory: Bayreuth Faience Factory (Probably)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in greyish-blue, green, and manganese-purple with roses
Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, green, and manganese-purple. The glaze is rather speckled and appears pinkish on the back. The dish is octagonal in plan, with sloping, externally fluted sides and a shaped rim. The base is slightly recessed. The inside is decorated with two sprays bearing a rose and leaves, and two bearing a bud and leaves. In the spaces between them are four detached leaves.
History note: Kissingen, where bought in 1899 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 2.5 cm
Length: 13.8 cm
Width: 11.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Circa 1761 CE - 1788 CE
Probably made at the Bayreuth faience factory during the proprietorship of JohannnGeorg Pfeiffer and Erben, between 1761 and 1788.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, and manganese-purple)
Accession number: C.2956-1928
Primary reference Number: 76808
Old object number: 1025
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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