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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Fragment of bearded mask from a hollow vessel. Earthenware, covered with olive-green lead glaze.

Notes

History note: Found in Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Grimston ⪼ Norfolk ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

14th Century
Circa 1300 CE - 1400 CE

Note

GL.C.14.1-7-1928 were found in Cambridge (one in St Andrew's Street in 1895, two others at Market Hill in 1902 and 1905), and initially considered to be probably the remains of local manufacture.

School or Style

Medieval

Materials used in production

olive-green Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing : Earthenware, covered with olive-green lead glaze.

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GL.C.14.6-1928
Primary reference Number: 77030
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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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