Skip to main content

Dish: C.1929-1928

An image of Dish
View image details

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.

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Heimburg potter

Entities

Categories

Description

Slipware dish decorated with a bird pulling a canopied cart past a tree, and the date 1828

Reddish-buff earthenware, thrown, incised, painted in white, brown and pale red slips, and green under clear glaze. Circular with a deep curved well and outward sloping rim, standing on a flat base. In the well, a white bird pulls a loaded canopied cart past a stylized tree in the middle. They stand on a green ground with pale brown stripes. Below is the date 18 28 [the 1 resembles an A], with short vertical white lines before, after, and between the pairs of digits. On the rim there are sixteen spaced groups of three short white rradiating lines. The exterior is glazed except for the base.

Notes

History note: Mrs Born-Straub, Thun, from whom purchased in December 1903 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 31.2 cm
Height: 4.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1820s
Production date: dated AD 1828

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( dark brown, brown, pale red) oxide colour ( green)
Front
Surface, Except Base

Materials used in production

presumed lead-glaze Glaze
reddish-buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing (pottery technique)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: the1 resembles an A; vertical white lines separate the first two digits from the next two

  • Text: 18 28
  • Location: On front
  • Method of creation: Painted in white slip
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1929-1928
Primary reference Number: 72885
Old object number: 1971

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 20 January 2026

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 (2026) "Dish" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72885 Accessed: 2026-02-09 04:17:49

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/72885 |title=Dish |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2026-02-09 04:17:49|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-72885

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/aa2/C_1929_1928.jpg"
        alt="Dish"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Dish</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