Table screen: BL.8-1995

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Table screen
Scholar's table screen

Categories

Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Scholar's hard paste table screen, possibly Kameyana ware. The screen is made from hard paste porcelain, with a painted underglaze in blue.

Legal notes

On loan from Douglas and Mary Barrett

Measurements and weight

Depth: 5.5 cm
Height: 11.6 cm
Width: 14 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1995) by Barrett, Douglas and Mary

Materials used in production

Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: BL.8-1995
Primary reference Number: 138634
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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