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Langnau wall cistern

Image attached to C.1901-1928

An image of Wall cistern. Production place: Langnau, Switzerland. Lead-glazed earthenware.

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Wall cistern. Production place: Langnau, Switzerland. Lead-glazed earthenware.

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  • Accession Number: C.1901-1928
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 823 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.10.1 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 136.64kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 16/1

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Department Fitz_AA Langnau Material Medium Nationalities Object Type Places Names Predominant Colours Swiss cistern cream earthenware glazed lead-glazed pottery wall cistern

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