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Jar: C.546-2016

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Potter: Rogers, Mary Elizabeth

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Description

Stoneware jar of globular form, with a narrow neck. Mottled dark blue/white glaze, with thin white glaze over parts of the surface, and a white band near the top.
No mark.

Notes

History note: Bought by Shakeshaft from Aldringham Craft Market, Suffolk.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by John Shakeshaft

Measurements and weight

Height: 17.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

20th Century
After 1960 CE - Before 1999 CE

Components of the work

At Widest Point Diameter 18.5 cm
At Base Diameter 5.6 cm

Materials used in production

Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.546-2016
Primary reference Number: 208203
Sale catalogue photo number: K642

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 9 February 2016 Updated: Wednesday 4 March 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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