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Production: Lötscher, Andreas
Slip-coated earthenware painted in manganese-purple, olive-green, red and yellow with flowers
Buff earthenware, coated overall except for the back with white slip, and painted in olive-green, red, yellow, and manganese-purple under a clear lead-glaze. The cistern is semi-circular in plan with straight sides and two twisted handles on opposing sides. The domed top is cut away at the back, and is surmounted by an applied twist. In the middle of the front, a mask in relief is flanked by painted sprays of flowers, and below it, there is a hole in which is inserted a brass tap in the from of a monster's head.
History note: Mr Dreyfus, Geneva, from whom purchased on 22 February 1904 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 21.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1823
presumed lead-glaze
Lead-glaze
High-temperature colours
Slip
Earthenware
Accession number: C.1969-1928
Primary reference Number: 72917
Old object number: 2041
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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