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Vase: C.1266.1 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Potter: Woolley, Richard

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Description

Fine white stoneware with applied white reliefs and blue slip ground, the cover pierced

Notes

History note: Frank Stoner, London, from whom purchased by Dr Glaisher on 19 November 1917 with the other vases in the set for £50.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Longton ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa 1809-11 CE - 1811-03 CE

School or Style

Neoclassical

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( blue)
Both Parts

Materials used in production

White stoneware

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: WOOLLEY
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Factory mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1266.1 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 71692
Old object number: 4237c
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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