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Holborn Viaduct: GPL.50-1928

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Holborn Viaduct

Maker(s)

Factory: F. & R. Pratt & Co.

Entities

Categories

Description

White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. On the top 'Holborn Viaduct', inscribed 'HOLBORN VIADUCT'; border, Fig. VIII a (Williams-Wood, p. 103).

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Fenton ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

Mid-late 19th Century
Victoria I
After 1864 - Circa 1900

School or Style

Victorian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: HOLBORN VIADUCT
  • Location: On top of pot-lid
  • Method of creation: Printed

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.50-1928
Primary reference Number: 14638

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 15 January 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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