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Buff earthenware moulded in the shape of a cat with an aperture in the top of its head, tin-glazed, and painted in blue with eyes, nose, a fleur-de-lys on each side, and on its front, the initials and date, 'WP/1669'.
History note: Christie’s 3 December, 1909, Catalogue of a collection of pottery and faience, porcelain and objects of art, old Portuguese pottery, old English furniture, part of lot 203; bought by Mr Stoner for Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 18.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, third quarter#
Charles II
Production date:
dated
AD 1669
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
buff
Earthenware
white
Tin-glaze
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.1330-1928
Primary reference Number: 71822
Old object number: 3097
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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