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Pottery: unidentified London pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with exotic plants and butterflys
Buff earthenware, thrown, with recessed base, applied handles and tubular spout, tin-glazed and painted in blue. The pot is cylindrical with two loop handles each with an inward scroll at the top and an outward scroll at the lower end. A narrow tubular spout is applied to the front, and curves outwards slightly at the top (restored). Both sides are painted with two arrangements of exotic flowering plants tilting towards the centre . On the back there are two butterflies between them, and on the front the date 1674 above the spout.
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 13 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, third quarter#
Charles II
Production date:
dated
AD 1674
Visible Areas
composed of
tin-glaze
( white; wiped off base)
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
Body
Handle
buff Earthenware
Accession number: C.1333-1928
Primary reference Number: 71827
Old object number: R.1244
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.1504 & A-1928
Accession Number: C.107A & B-1928
Accession Number: C.286 & A-1928
Accession Number: C.427-1928
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