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Dish: The Temptation or Fall
Pottery:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, green, yellow, and red, with The Temptation
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall, and painted on the front in blue, green, yellow, and red, and sponged in green. Circular with deep curved sides amd everted rim, standing on a footring. Decorated on the front with Adam and Eve wearing leaf aprons standing on either side of the Tree of Knowledge, and flanked by sponged green bushes surrounded by a blue circle and blue dash border.
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 34 cm
Diameter: 13 3/8 in
Height: 7.4 cm
Height: 2 7/8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Second quarter of 18th century
George II
Circa
1725
CE
-
1735
CE
Probably made at either Brislington or Bristol
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow and red)
buff
Earthenware
white
Tin-glaze
Tin-glazing : Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, green, yellow, and red, and sponged in green, high temperature colours; three stilt marks on the front; many pinholes in the glaze on the reverse and a few brown marks near the rim
Accession number: C.1618-1928
Primary reference Number: 72315
Old object number: R 998
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Dish: The Temptation or Fall" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72315 Accessed: 2023-02-06 07:25:32
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Accession Number: C.206-1928
Accession Number: C.1617-1928
Accession Number: C.1621-1928
Accession Number: C.1614-1928
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