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English delftware
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with the arms and motto of the Apothecaries' Company.
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Bulbous body with pinched up lip, and on either side of it, a small embossment to stimulate an eye; grooved loop handled divided in the form of a fleur-de-lys at the lower end; standing on a low foot. Both rim and foot mounted in silver. Decrated on the front with the full arms of the Apothecaries' Companoy with motto: 'OPIFER:QVE:PER: ORBEM:DICOR'; at the sides and on the neck, sea-shore scenes with buildings and sailing-ships. Two narrow borders of leafy scrollwork encircle the foot. Belowthe handle are the initials and date 'E.V/1650'. The mounts bear the London hallmark for 1844.
Southwark, London
England
C.1650

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Jug English delftware Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with the arms and motto of the Apothecaries' Company. Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Bulbous body with pinched up lip, and on either side of it, a small embossment to stimulate an eye; grooved loop handled divided in the form of a fleur-de-lys at the lower end; standing on a low foot. Both rim and foot mounted in silver. Decrated on the front with the full arms of the Apothecaries' Companoy with motto: 'OPIFER:QVE:PER: ORBEM:DICOR'; at the sides and on the neck, sea-shore scenes with buildings and sailing-ships. Two narrow borders of leafy scrollwork encircle the foot. Belowthe handle are the initials and date 'E.V/1650'. The mounts bear the London hallmark for 1844. Southwark, London England C.1650

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Accession Number: C.1311-1928
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3D II-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 570 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2009:04:04 00:59:52

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