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Dish in the form of a Hen on a Basket: C.1807 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dish in the form of a Hen on a Basket

Maker(s)

Factory: Mafra Factory

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Description

Earthenware, moulded in two parts, and painted in yellow, green and manganese-brown under yellowish lead-glaze, except for the comb and wattles which are painted in unfired red. The dish is in the form of a deep-sided basket and the cover in the form of a hen sitting on the basket.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Luiz M. da Costa, Lisbon, on 28 December 1908 for

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.4 cm
Length: 29.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Caldas da Reinha ⪼ Portugal

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Cypriano Gomes Mafra founded a factory at Caldas da Reinha in 1853 and it was transferred in 1887 to his son Eduardo Augusto. Vessels in the form of animals was one of the factory's specialities.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of metallic oxides

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Lead-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1807 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72668
Old object number: 2934
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2014 Last processed: Tuesday 17 October 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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