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Jug: GL.C.12-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Dark buff earthenware, partly covered with a mottled green glaze. The front neck is decorated with the face of a bearded man, with large projecting ears and sunken eyes. The lower part is decorated with applied strips, representing arms bent at the elbow.

Notes

History note: Found in the City of London. Pavyer Collection; sold Sotheby's, 9 November 1921, A Portion of the Collection of Medieval and Later Pottery formed by W.J. Pavyer, lot 281 (with other pieces); purchased for £2 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 28.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

13th Century
Circa 1200 - 1300

Note

The head is attached and probably does not belong to the body (Mr Haslam, 1973).

School or Style

Medieval

Components of the work

Surface composed of lead-glaze ( green)
Body
Decoration
Partly

Materials used in production

Earthenware

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GL.C.12-1928
Primary reference Number: 77023
Glaisher MS Catalogue: 4009
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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