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Bottle: C.2253-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Earthenware, tin-glazed pale cream overall. Painted in bright blue, pale green, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple. The colours have run.
Globular body standing on a spreading foot; slender neck with a swelling below the rim and a curved spout springing from the shoulder.
The body is encircled by two sprays of stylised foliage, each with two flowers, which spring from either side of an upright stem on the back of the jar. The background is blue. Below, there are yellow and pale green horizontal bands, each between narrow manganese bands; on the foot and on the mouth, a yellow band between manganese bands. The spout has three yellow and manganese scalloped horizontal stripes.

Notes

History note: Palermo, where purchased on 29 April 1904 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher (Typed Cat. 2090).

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 24.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
18th Century
Circa 1675 CE - 1900 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in bright blue, pale green, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple)
Widest Part Diameter 14.2 cm
Foot Diameter 8.8 cm

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed pale cream overall. Painted in bright blue, pale green, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2253-1928
Primary reference Number: 80811

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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