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Jackfield ware decorated jug: C.1110-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

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Jackfield ware decorated jug

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Description

Dark earthenware jug with manganese iron glaze and floral decoration in gold.

Large oviform jug with spreading base, out-turned rim, projecting lip and loop handle. On the front and sides, formal sprays of flowers in red, green and gold.

Notes

History note: Bought at Sotheby’s on 4 November, 1904, Lot No. 403, for 18/- (eighteen shillings), by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest, 1928

Measurements and weight

Height: 23.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid-Late
Circa 1740 - Circa 1770

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze ( black) oil paint

Materials used in production

dark Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Thrown earthenware jug with manganese iron glaze and decoration in gold and red.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1110-1928
Primary reference Number: 71329
Old object number: 2168
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 8 September 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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