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Dish: Tulips and Carnations in a Vase
Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow, and brownish-orange, the reverse lead-glazed yellowish. Circular with deep curved sides, standing on a footring, pierced by two holes. The front is decorated with tulips, carnations or pinks, a central six-petalled flower, and foliage in a bulbous vase, flanked by the divided date, '16 68'. Round the edge there is a yellow band and blue dashes.
Buff earthenware the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow, and brownish-orange; the reverse covered with yellow lead-glaze. Circular with deep curved sides and slightly everted rim, standing on a footring pierced by two suspension holes. The front is decorated with a central six-petalled flower surrounded by three tulips, three carnations, and spiral buds on leafy stems standing in a bulbous two-handled 'gadrooned' vase flanked by the date 16 68. Round the edge there is a yellow band and blue dashes.
History note: Mr Freeman, Cambridge from whom bought in 1899 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequst
Diameter: 39.8 cm
Height: 9.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, third quarter#
Charles I
Production date:
dated
AD 1668
This design is known on eight further dishes.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, dark green, yellow, brownish-orange)
Back
composed of
lead-glaze
( pale yellow)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
( white)
buff Earthenware
Accession number: C.1484-1928
Primary reference Number: 72073
Old object number: 1039
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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