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Factory: Unidentified factory
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Earthenware, press-moulded in parts, tin-glazed and painted in blue. The stand comprises four tiers of shells, ( six, five, four, and three - one missing from the lowest tier). Each shell is bracketed on the tail of a dolphin attached to the central core, and the summit is topped by three dolphins with their tails uppermost. The shells in alternate layers are painted respectively with bunches of grapes and a border, or with stripes. The central core, dolphin brackets and the three dolphins at the top are blue overall with incised trefoils here and there.
History note: Purchased in Croydon about 1899 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 47.5 cm
Height: 18.5 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
Circa
1750
CE
-
1760
CE
This sweetmeat stand was attributed to England by Rackham, but is probably Continental
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue)
Parts
Accession number: C.1550-1928
Primary reference Number: 72202
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.3136-1928
Accession Number: C.1549-1928
Accession Number: C.614-1961
Accession Number: EC.17-1941
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