Swiss slipware wall cistern, by Andreas Lotscher

An image of Wall cistern. Lötscher, Andreas (Swiss). Production Place: Switzerland, Canton Graubünden, Sant Antönien. The cistern is semi-circular in plan with straight sides and two twisted handles on opposing sides. The domed top is cut away at the back, and is surmounted by an applied twist. In the middle of the front, a mask in relief is flanked by painted sprays of flowers, and below it, there is a hole in which is inserted a brass tap in the from of a monster's head. Buff earthenware, coated overall except for the back with white slip, and painted in olive-green, red, yellow, and manganese-purple under a clear lead-glaze. Height, whole, 21.5 cm, circa 1823.

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Wall cistern. Lötscher, Andreas (Swiss). Production Place: Switzerland, Canton Graubünden, Sant Antönien. The cistern is semi-circular in plan with straight sides and two twisted handles on opposing sides. The domed top is cut away at the back, and is surmounted by an applied twist. In the middle of the front, a mask in relief is flanked by painted sprays of flowers, and below it, there is a hole in which is inserted a brass tap in the from of a monster's head. Buff earthenware, coated overall except for the back with white slip, and painted in olive-green, red, yellow, and manganese-purple under a clear lead-glaze. Height, whole, 21.5 cm, circa 1823.

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Accession Number: C.1969-1928
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 769 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 419.78kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century Andreas Lotscher cistern earthenware Fitz_AA floral flowers glazed handle handled lead-glazed Lotscher mask pottery slipware spigot Swiss Swiss slipware tap two-handled wall cistern white

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