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Dish: C.1284-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: unidentified English pottery
Maker: unidentified Dutch pottery

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Description

Earthenware, press-moulded, and tin-glazed. Circular with eighteen lobes round the sides, scalloped rim, and flat centre.

Notes

History note: Cambridge, where purchased in 1894 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 30.3 cm
Height: 5.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

17th Century, Mid#
Charles I
Commonwealth
Charles II
Circa 1645 CE - 1665 CE

Note

The dish may be English or Dutch

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
white Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Buff earthenware, press-moulded and tin-glazed; two peg-marks on the rim
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1284-1928
Primary reference Number: 71728
Old object number: 120
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 16 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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