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Plate: EC.17-1946

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware plate, with a transfer printed in black. In the centre is a device depicting a victory, with a lion and double headed eagle. In between them is a medallion with St. George, on top of which is a woman seated on war trophies. Beneath the medallion are wavy ribbons with the words 'for our country'

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs Ethel Adela Harding

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 20.6 cm
Height: 2.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Leeds (Yorks.) ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1690

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing
Transfer printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.17-1946
Primary reference Number: 76891
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 June 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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