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Vue de la Ville de Strasbourg Prise du Port: GPL.87-1928

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Vue de la Ville de Strasbourg Prise du Port
Translated as: View of the Town of Strasbourg Taken from the Docks

Maker(s)

Factory: F. & R. Pratt & Co.

Entities

Categories

Description

White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. On the top 'Vue de la Ville de Strasbourg Prise du Port', inscribed 'VUE DE LA VILLE DE STRASBOURG PRISE DU PORT'; formal leaf and scroll border.

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

19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
Circa 1855 - 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: 167/Aug 12, 1924/(W)
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label
  • Text: VUE DE LA VILLE DE STRASBOURG PRISE DU PORT
  • Location: On top of pot-lid
  • Method of creation: Printed

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.87-1928
Primary reference Number: 14731
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Vue de la Ville de Strasbourg Prise du Port" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14731 Accessed: 2024-03-29 08:20:52

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14731 |title=Vue de la Ville de Strasbourg Prise du Port |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 08:20:52|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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