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Fish-shaped Mould: C.116-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fish-shaped Mould

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

Entities

Categories

Description

White stoneware, press-moulded and salt-glazed. Fish-shaped, decorated on the inside with a mouth, eye, gills, scales and tail fin, and smooth on the exterior.

Notes

History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s Fife; Sir Ivor Batchelor died on 24 April 2005; on loan from Lady Batchelor since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January).

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 2 cm
Length: 15.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
George II
George III
Circa 1750 CE - 1770 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Surface composed of salt-glaze

Materials used in production

off-white Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Off-white stoneware, press-moulded with integral decoration, and salt-glazed
Salt-glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.116-2015
Primary reference Number: 206774
Old object number: 130
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.116-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 8 September 2015 Updated: Tuesday 25 June 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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