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Fisherwomen and Children Returning Home: GPL.269-1928

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fisherwomen and Children Returning Home

Maker(s)

Factory: Unknown (Uncertain)

Entities

Categories

Description

White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. Circular. On top of lid 'Fisherwomen and Children Returning Home'; gold line border with white surround; printed in blue and brown with yellow, blue, green and dark pink applied by hand; stilt marks inside.

Notes

History note: Possibly bought from Stanley Woolston, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
Circa 1850 CE - 1900 CE

Note

Unidentified

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, yellow, blue, green and dark pink applied by hand
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 125/AUG.25.1924/W
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.269-1928
Primary reference Number: 15015
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) "Fisherwomen and Children Returning Home" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15015 Accessed: 2024-11-15 07:25:26

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15015 |title=Fisherwomen and Children Returning Home |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-15 07:25:26|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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