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Pottery:
Unidentified Southwark Pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Unidentified Lambeth Pottery
(Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, orange and manganese-purple. The cup has a bulbous body with a wide mouth and loop handle of oval section with an almost flat v-shaped terminal. The front is decorated with a half-figure of Charles II wearing royal robes and crown, flanked by the initials C R and palm-branches. On the left side, are the initials 'IK', and on the right, the date '1677'.
History note: A lady called Buchanan, a relative of Duke of Roxborough; Mr. J.R. Merton/Mewton, Wood & Co., 23 Basnett St, Liverpool, beginning of December, 1927
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 8.5 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
Possibly made at one of the Southwark potteries, or at Lambeth
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, yellow, and manganese-purple)
Body
Handle
dark buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Accession number: C.1436-1928
Primary reference Number: 71999
Old object number: 4940
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Cup" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71999 Accessed: 2025-07-10 11:59:10
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