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Samson Rending the Lion
Pottery: unidentified London pottery
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed grey-white on the upper surface and painted in manganese. Within a circular medallion, framed by two concentric lines, 'Samson Rending the Lion'; barred ox-head corners. There is a hole in the top right and lower left corner.
History note: From a fireplace surround at 17 Peas Hill, Cambridge. Acquired 26th August, 1924, from Stanley Woolston, Cambridge.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 0.9 cm
Height: 12.6 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1730
CE
-
1760
CE
The action depicted is described in the Bible, Old Testament, Judges 14: 5-6
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
( greyish-white)
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( manganese)
buff Earthenware
Accession number: C.2823.41-1928
Primary reference Number: 15510
Old object number: 4479a
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Samson Rending the Lion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15510 Accessed: 2025-05-06 14:26:13
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