Skip to main content

Fire cover: C.1814-1928

An image of Fire cover
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Fire cover
An image of Fire cover
An image of Fire cover
An image of Fire cover
An image of Fire cover
View all 19 images attached
Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified French pottery

Entities

Categories

Description

Lead-glazed earthenware fire cover, with incised, painted, and applied decoration.

Notes

History note: J Grazie, 47 rue Victor Hugo, Boulogne-sur-Mer; from whom purchased for £26 on 4 October 1913 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.6 cm
Width: 21.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1610s
Production date: dated AD 1616

Note

The attribution to Sorrus is doubtful

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Front composed of lead-glaze
Decoration composed of slip

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Painting
Incising

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: IACQVES BATBAU ANNO 1616
  • Location: On front
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: initials with Cross standing on bar of the H

  • Text: IHS
  • Location: On front
  • Method of creation: Applied in slip
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1814-1928
Primary reference Number: 72679
Old object number: 4728

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Fire cover" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72679 Accessed: 2025-12-05 16:09:55

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72679 |title=Fire cover |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 16:09:55|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-72679

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa30/C_1814_1928_1_201407_kly25_mas.jpg"
        alt="Fire cover"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Fire cover</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo