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Stoup: C.2275-1928

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Maker: Unknown

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Maiolica holy water stoup, painted in polychrome with St Anthony of Padua or St Dominic holding a bunch of lilies.

Dark buff earthenware, tin-glazed on the front. Painted in greyish-blue, sage-green, and dark yellow, with manganese-purple outlines and shading. The shield-shaped back has two suspension holes at the top below moulded scrolls, and at the bottom a receptacle for Holy Water, formed by an applied half-cone moulded in relief with a winged cherub's head. On each side there is an applied twisted column with a pointed leaf at the base and a three-dimensional cherub at the top. St Anthony of Padua or St Dominic, stands facing to the left holding a bunch of lilies in his right hand and a book under his left arm.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 22.0 cm
Height: 3.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - 1800 CE

School or Style

Baroque

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in greyish-blue, sage-green, and dark yellow, with manganese-purple outlines)
Front composed of tin-glaze
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Materials used in production

Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2275-1928
Primary reference Number: 80853
Old object number: R 3072

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

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

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