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Stove tile. Buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the face and outer edges, painted in blue, yellow, orange and manganese. Rectangular with a projecting base. The base is yellow with orange horizontal stripes and in each corner of the tile there are yellow and orange imitation studs. The edges of the tile are outlined in blue and there is a blue square with cut corners in the middle, over which is inscribed in manganese Gothic lettering 'Abraham Pfauw/Haffner zu/Windtertur/16 86'.
History note: Rev. G.A. Schneider; sold Sotheby's, 4 June, 1942, European Ceramics and Glass comprising the interesting and extensive collection of the Rev. G.A. Schneider . . ., p. 13, lot 56; sold to the Fitzwilliam Museum for £11.
Given by Louis Colville Gray Clarke
Depth: 2.9 cm
Height: 16.3 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1942-11-05) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
17th Century#
Production date:
AD 1686
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, yellow, orange and manganese)
Glaze
composed of
tin-glaze
Accession number: EC.37-1942
Primary reference Number: 15912
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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