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Puzzle jug: C.181-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Nicholls, John
Production: J. Brown & Sons

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Notes

History note: Mrs Pearce; sold to Mrs C. H. Baker, ‘Castle Cabinet Works’, Bridgewater from whom purchased for 10s. 6d. on 28 September 1910 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

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Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

According to information obtained locally by Dr Glaisher, J. Nicholls worked for forty years at the pottery of J. Brown and Sons, Bridgwater, and died about 1908. In the 1881 British Census, he was recorded as John Nicholls, born in 1845, 36 years old, a married innkeeper and potter, living at the Castle Inn, Binford Place, Bridgewater, (PRO ref, RG11, folio 2374/4 p. 1.)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.181-1928
Primary reference Number: 72675
Old object number: 3275

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 January 2025

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

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