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Plate: C.1385-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Brislington Pottery (Probably)

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed dark blue, and painted in white. Circular with a wide, sloping rim and shallow well, standing on a footring. Painted in the middle with a bowl of stylized flowers with an insect above, and on the rim with four arrangements of flowers and leaves with stems of leave between them.

Notes

History note: Purchased in Colchester about 1898 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 20.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Brislington ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
Charles II
James II
William III and Mary II
William III (1750-1702)
Circa 1675 CE - 1700 CE

Note

Formerly attributed to London

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( white)
Dcoration

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
dark blue Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing
Moulding

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1385-1928
Primary reference Number: 71901
Old object number: 1065
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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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