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Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Probably)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with the arms and motto of the Drapers' Company, the intitials 'G/IF' and date '1682'
Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed, and painted in blue. The jug has a bulbous lower half, a tall cylindrical neck and projecting lip. The disc base is concave underneath. The strap handle is rounded on the outside and concave on the inside. The front is decorated with the the arms of the Drapers' Company with the motto 'VNTO GOD ONLY BE HONR GLORI' flanked by the initials 'G/IF' and the date '1682'.
History note: Puttick & Simpson, 2 February 1917, lot 132; 92 guineas to Mr Stoner on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge, who with commission paid Stoner £125
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 26.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Charles II
Production date:
dated
AD 1682
The presence of the arms of a City Company probably indicates that the jug was made in London
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue from cobalt)
Body
Handle
Visible Surfaces
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Accession number: C.1336-1928
Primary reference Number: 71830
Old object number: 4663
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: E.36.1903
Accession Number: E.P.287
Accession Number: E.9.1909
Accession Number: Loan Ant.103.97
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