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Pot lid: GPL.227A-1928

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Maker(s)

Factory: T. J. & J. Mayer (Uncertain)

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Description

White earthenware pot lid, marbled grey on the outside, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. On top of lid 'Drayton Manor', inscribed 'DRAYTON MANOR' and 'The Residence of the Late Sir Robert Peel Bart' on white surround between two gilt lines; brown key plate.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
1850 - 1900

Materials used in production

Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Transfer printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.227A-1928
Primary reference Number: 77116

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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