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Factory: Wedgwood
Bone china transfer-printed in greyish-black, painted in grey and a little yellowish-brown enamel with Chinese Tigers, and gilt.
Bone china transfer-printed in greyish-black, painted in grey and a little yellowish-brown enamel, and gilt. Cylindrical with recessed base and plain loop handle. The sides are decorated with the 'Chinese Tigers' pattern with two beasts together on one side and another holding a ball (pearl) in its mouth on the other. There is a gilt band round the rim and an elongated stylised leaf with serrated edges down the handle.
Bequeathed by Muriel Elizabeth Webb
Height: 6.4 cm
Width: 8.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1996) by Webb, M. E., Mrs
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1813
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( greysh-black, grey, yellowish-brown)
ceramic printing colour
gold
Rim
Diameter 6.5 cm
Moulding
: Bone china transfer-printed in greyish-black, painted in grey and a little yellowish-brown enamel, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.17-1996
Primary reference Number: 41218
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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