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Delftware house-shaped cistern, by the Greek A Factory

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An image of House-shaped cistern with detachable roof, and applied silver spigot. Greek A Factory. Kocks, Adriaen (proprietor, Dutch potter, active 1686-1701). Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded in two parts, the roof and boody with applied low bun feet, painted in blue. Height (whole) 42.3 cm, width (whole) 30 cm, depth (whole) 24 cm, circa 1700. Delft, Holland.

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House-shaped cistern with detachable roof, and applied silver spigot. Greek A Factory. Kocks, Adriaen (proprietor, Dutch potter, active 1686-1701). Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded in two parts, the roof and boody with applied low bun feet, painted in blue. Height (whole) 42.3 cm, width (whole) 30 cm, depth (whole) 24 cm, circa 1700. Delft, Holland.

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  • Accession Number: C.2416-1928
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 737 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 240.75kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2014:02:20 11:26:01

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17th Century 18th Century Adriaen Kocks Artist/Maker Baroque Date Delftware Department Dutch Fitz_AA Greek A Factory Material Medium Nationalities Netherlandish Object Type Other Keywords Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_PCtd architectural architecture blue and white cherubs cistern earthenware glazed houses pottery spigot tap tin-glazed

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