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Plate: EC.16-1946

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Description

Cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware plate. In the middle is a black transfer print of exotic birds in a landscape. Open trellis work rim.

Notes

History note: J. R. Kidson, Leeds.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs Ethel Adela Harding

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 24.4 cm
Height: 1.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Harding, Ethel Adela, Mrs

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1780

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing
Transfer printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.16-1946
Primary reference Number: 76889

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 June 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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