Skip to main content

Incense burner with lid: OC.4 & A-1943

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

White porcelaneous stoneware incense burner. With a clear, very finely crackled glaze. On three small feet. With a metal top, pierced with a few leaf shaped holes. Decoration under the glaze in black, brown and white slip (?), of a spider in its web and a few white leaves.

Legal notes

Given by Lt Col. Kenneth Dingwall DSO

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6.4 cm
Height: 7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943-03-03) by Dingwall, Kenneth, Lt Col., DSO

Dating

17th Century-18th Century#
1600 - 1799

Components of the work

Top composed of metal

Materials used in production

Porcelaneous ware
Glaze

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.4 & A-1943
Primary reference Number: 205093
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 7 August 2015 Updated: Thursday 15 October 2015 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Incense burner with lid" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205093 Accessed: 2024-12-20 14:34:53

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205093 |title=Incense burner with lid |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-20 14:34:53|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-205093

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...