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The Snowy Owl
Factory: F. & R. Pratt & Co.
White earthenware, moulded, decorated with coloured transfer prints under a slightly blue glaze. Blue, yellow and a little red, with a black key plate. Circular with a sloping rim and flat central area. 'The Snowy Owl'. On the rim, two shades of maroon enamel ground and 'pearl and dot' border with five gilt lines.
History note: Bought by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher in Stoke, June, 1925.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher 1928
Diameter: 22.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Late#
Circa
1860
-
1900
Glaze
composed of
lead-glaze
Decoration
Moulding : White earthenware, decorated with coloured transfer prints under a slightly blue glaze, black key plate
Accession number: GPL.169-1928
Primary reference Number: 15069
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Snowy Owl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15069 Accessed: 2024-11-05 12:33:52
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University of Cambridge}}
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