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Pharmacy bottle: BL.2-1995

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Hard paste porcelain pharmacy bottle, with a painted underglaze in blue with peony

Legal notes

On loan from Douglas and Mary Barrett

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 33 cm
Height: 48.9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Arita ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1995) by Barrett, Douglas and Mary

Materials used in production

blue Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Underglaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: BL.2-1995
Primary reference Number: 201827
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 June 2015 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Pharmacy bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/201827 Accessed: 2024-04-24 19:28:30

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