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Beaker (drinking vessel): C.12-1993

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Herculaneum Pottery (Perhaps)

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Description

Lead-glazed earthenware beaker, sponged in green and painted in yellow and brown with a fanciful bird.

Beaker. Earthenware sponged in green and painted in two shades of yellow and brown under blue tinted glaze. Of truncated conical shape with a recessed base. Decorated on the exterior with a fanciful bird perched amid foliage. The interior is decorated with a brown band round the rim.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Dr J.A. Tait

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 7.9 cm
Height: 7.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1993) by Tait, J. A., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Late
19th Century, Early
Circa 1790 CE - 1820 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of oxide colours

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing : Earthenware sponged in green and painted in two shades of yellow and brown under blue tinted lead-glaze.

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.12-1993
Primary reference Number: 71607

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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