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Saucer: EC.26-1942

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Porcelain saucer. Painted in colours with a female figure in oriental costume in the centre, holding a toy windmill attached to a long stick in her right hand.

Legal notes

Given by Louis Colville Gray Clarke.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 12.4 cm
Height: 2.9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Weesp ⪼ Netherlands

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942-07-04) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1764 - 1770

Components of the work

Mark

Materials used in production

Paint
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Painting

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: two crossed swords and three dots around them

  • Method of creation: In blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: WJ
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.26-1942
Primary reference Number: 140413
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 October 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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