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Ewer: BL.3-1995

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Ewer of Dutch shape, made from hard paste porcelain painted with underglaze in blue. Decorated in three panels with peony.

Legal notes

On loan from Douglas and Mary Barrett

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 15.9 cm
Height: 27.7 cm
Width: 17.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Arita ⪼ Japan

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

Underglaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: BL.3-1995
Primary reference Number: 140075
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 17 June 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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