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Factory: James & Ralph Clews
Earthenware plate, moulded in relief, with an eagle grasping thunderbolts, and four groups of flowers, and glazed buff.
Earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with buff glaze. Circular with a sloping rim, shallow curved sides, and flat centre, standing on a slight footring. The centre is moulded in relief with a crowned double-headed eagle grasping thunderbolts; on the sides there are interlacing circles containing almond-shaped outlines; and on the rim, four large floral arrangements including a rose, alternating with two smaller sprays and two sprigs.
History note: Mrs Margaret, Hewat, from whom purchased
Purchased with the J.R.V. Smyth Fund.
Diameter: 22.3 cm
Height: 2.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1995-07-17) by Hewat, Margaret, Mrs
19th Century
Circa
1820
CE
-
1830
CE
presumed lead-glaze
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with buff lead-glaze.
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: with an impressed crown
Accession number: C.11-1995
Primary reference Number: 71370
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Plate" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71370 Accessed: 2024-11-08 22:52:01
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