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Rebecca and the Servant of Abraham at the Well
Pottery: unidentified London pottery
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the upper surface and painted in manganese. Within a circular medallion, framed by two concentric lines, 'Rebecca and the Servant of Abraham at the Well'; in the background a man with two camels; barred ox-head corners. There is a hole in the top left and in the lower right corner.
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 0.8 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) 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, Genesis, 24: 45-46. The tile is one of six in the collection decorated with different versions of the same scene.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( manganese)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Accession number: C.2824E-1928
Primary reference Number: 15520
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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