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Vase: C.398-2016

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Potter: Leach, Janet

Entities

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Description

Small stoneware vase of bulbous form with a long neck, on which are two lugs. Matt brown body with splashes of speckled white glaze.

Notes

History note: Bought by Shakeshaft from Bonhams auction no. 27430, Lot 85. 19th June 1997

Legal notes

Bequeathed by John Shakeshaft

Place(s) associated

  • St Ives ⪼ Cornwall ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2016) by Shakeshaft, John, Dr

Dating

20th Century
Production date: circa AD 1980

Materials used in production

splashes Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: two marks

  • Text: St Ives and JL
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.398-2016
Primary reference Number: 208043
Sale catalogue photo number: K132
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 1 February 2016 Updated: Tuesday 11 December 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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