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Dish: C.1903-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: unidentified Langnau pottery

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Description

Earthenware coated with cream slip, with incised decoration painted in green, yellow and reddish-brown under lead-glaze.

Reddish-brown earthenware coated with cream slip on the front and back of the rim, with incised decoration painted in green, yellow and reddish-brown under lead-glaze; the base is undecorated. The dish is circular with a sloping rim, and curved sides, standing on a disc base. On the reverse of the rim there is a small thick loop for suspension. The well is decorated with a yellow rampant lion facing to left and holding a spade, with flowering plant on either side, and the date '1779' over his head. There are bands of rouletting (or chattering) at the junction of the well and border and a little below the outer edge.The border is divided by radiating leaves into six compartments, each containing a floral spray. On the exterior the underside of the border is similarly divided and in each compartment has a fan-shaped plant flanked by two small plants with three flowers. A band of rouletting encircles the foot and the outer edge.

Notes

History note: Bought at Thun in September 1903 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 28 cm
Height: 3.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Late
Production date: dated AD 1779

Components of the work

Front, Back Of Rim composed of slip ( cream)
Surface composed of lead-glaze
Decoration
Front, Back Of Borde

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing (pottery technique) : Reddish-brown earthenware coated with cream slip on the front and the back of the rim, with incised decoration painted in green, yellow and reddish-brown under lead-glaze; the base is undecorated

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1779
  • Location: At top of well
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1903-1928
Primary reference Number: 72836
Old object number: 1838

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 2 December 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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