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Jar: C.1.1 & A-1958

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Description

Hard paste porcelain jar and cover, decorated in blue and white. Depicting flying birds and flowering plants
Part of a set, with two beakers

Notes

History note: Bought from Collins and Clark, Cambridge. January 9th 1958 Bought by Mr Collins at a sale at Ixworth Abbey, the property of the late Ms Isobel Cartwright, 29th November 1957. Lots 232-233

Legal notes

Bought from Collins and Clark, using the C. G. L. Wolf Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 37.5 cm
Height: 60.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1958-01-09) by Collins & Clark

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
1662 - 1772

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1.1 & A-1958
Primary reference Number: 71111
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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