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Red earthenware with black glaze. Circular with sloping sides, a flat base, and three loop handles
History note: Found in Nottingham. Purchased from Mr C.H. Watson of Napton, near Rugby, Warwickshire, 15 October 1925, for £5 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 7.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Mid 17th century
Circa
1640
CE
-
1660
CE
A tyg is a drinking vessel with two or more handles, but the word’s usage was not contemporary. It appears to have been adopted by collectors in the nineteenth century.
Found in Nottingham. Known as Midlands Blackware.
Visible Surfaces composed of lead-glaze ( dark brown) Body
Accession number: GL.C.22-1928
Primary reference Number: 77039
Old object number: 4691
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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