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Cat flask: C.1715-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Continental Pottery

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and manganese-purple

Notes

History note: Acquired from an old lady at Horsington, 4mls from Wincanton by Mr ( H.?) Blake, dealer of 6 High Street, Wincanton; Blake wrote to Glaisher about the cat on 9 December 1916 and sent it on approval to Cambridge; bought for £4.10s. on 25 December by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

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Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Accessioned as probably made at Wincanton, but probably continental

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue and manganese purple)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1715-1928
Primary reference Number: 72495
Old object number: 2864
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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