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Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded in the shape of leaves, and painted in green and manganese
Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted in yellow, yellowish-green, and manganese-purple. The body is moulded in the form of overlapping leaves with a curling twig handle, and stands on an oval foot with slanting gadroons round the edge. The leaves and stem are painted naturalistically in the three colours. The underside of the foot is inscribed 'Mrs. Taylor/STAMFOrD/1755' . One of a pair.
History note: Levine, a Norwich dealer; sold Sotheby's, 5-6 June, 1905, lot 269; Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 11.2 cm
Width: 20.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Production date:
AD 1755
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( green and manganese-purple)
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in dull yellow, yellowish-green and manganese-purple
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: rs of Mrs is raised with dot below r, and the R of Stamford is a lower case letter of same size as the capitals
Accession number: C.1683A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72450
Old object number: 2260
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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