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Staffordshire model commemorative cradle

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An image of Model Cradle/Commemorative Crib. Inscribed, 'MARY OVERTON – HER CRADEL, 1729'. Staffordshire pottery. Lead-glazed earthenware, slipware. English.

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Model Cradle/Commemorative Crib. Inscribed, 'MARY OVERTON – HER CRADEL, 1729'. Staffordshire pottery. Lead-glazed earthenware, slipware. English.

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  • Accession Number: C.237-1928
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/39.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
  • Image height: 845 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 194.17kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 39/1

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