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The Over Turned Milk-Pail
Unidentified Liverpool pottery
(Pottery)
Sadler, John
(Printer)
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the upper surface and transfer-printed in black. The Over Turned Milk-Pail; girl rousing sleeping boy; simple scroll border.
History note: Sotheby's, 13th November, 1907, part of lot 75; bought by Mr Button on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 0.6 cm
Height: 12.7 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Third quarter of 18th century
George II
George III
Circa
1758
CE
-
1761
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( black) Front composed of tin-glaze
buff Earthenware
Accession number: C.1737-1928
Primary reference Number: 15446
Old object number: 2732.6
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
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Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15446 Accessed: 2022-05-29 08:46:21
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