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Standing Lady: C.1437-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Standing Lady

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Continental Pottery (Perhaps)

Entities

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, turquoise-green, orange, and manganese-purple

Notes

History note: Purportedly from Ramsgate; sold Sotheby;s 4 November 1908, lot 577; Mr Stoner bid for Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge. But Mr S. Fenton was the buyer for £15.10.0. He initially asked £24 for it, but Glaisher bought it for £22.10.0; after repair he received it on 17 November 1908

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Accessioned as English, but is probably Continental, perhaps French

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1437-1928
Primary reference Number: 72000
Old object number: 2891
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 17 October 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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