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Dish: Geometric Decoration
Unidentified Southwark Pottery
(Pottery)
Tin-glazed earthenwre painted in blue and dull orange with stylized plant motifs forming a geometrical design, with blue dashes round the edge
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the front and painted in blue, and dull orange; the reverse slip-coated and covered with yellowish-lead glaze. Circular with shallow curved sides, standing on a footring. The front is painted with stylized plant motifs forming a geometrical design: a central medallion containing four orange fruits separated by V-shaped blue leaves framed by a blue circle; a white band; a wide band of alternately blue and orange plants or leaves between concentric blue circles; and on the edge, blue dashes
History note: Quendon Hall, Essex; sold 25-27 July 1906, Contents of the Mansion which comprises old English furniture of the 17th and 18th centuries, paintings old china, books, second day; bought by Mr Haggar of Saffron Walden, and sold for £2.15s. on 6 August to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 39.5 cm
Height: 6.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Mid 17th century
Charles I
Commonwealth
Circa
1640
CE
-
1660
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue and brownish-orange) Front composed of tin-glaze ( white) Back composed of lead-glaze ( yellow) slip
Accession number: C.1414-1928
Primary reference Number: 71950
Old object number: 2589
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Accession Number: E.T.3a
Accession Number: C.21-2016
Accession Number: C.47-1998
Accession Number: E.215.1899
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