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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware, with incised, applied decoration coated in a brown glaze tinged with green in discrete areas
Earthenware, mould made, with applied decoration, in places incised, coated in a slightly pitted brown glaze tinged with green, particularly on the face.
Shape: hollow horse figurine, with applied decoration comprising a facial features, tail, saddle, reins and bridle; the mane, rosettes and leaves are incised. A circular spout is present on the rear haunches and the mouth is slightly open, both indicative of the use of this object as a pouring vessel.
Exterior: applied rosettes are present either side of the rear spout, as well as on the chest and shoulders where they are adorned with three radial leaves. The saddle comprises a large rectangular section of clay and rolled cylindrical strips for the pommels, reins, straps and bridle. A splash of yellow over-glaze paint is present on the applied tail. Glaze terminates unevenly on the lower legs or feet.
Interior: unglazed
History note: A sale in Chester; G.H. Fennah (?), Chester; seen there on 26 October 1911, and bought on 27 October for £4.10s.0d. after his return to Cambridge, by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge. It arrive in Cambridge on 2 November 1911.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 48 cm
Length: 55.5 cm
Weight: 5742 g
Width: 20.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, second half#
Circa
1850
CE
-
Circa
1899
CE
Çanakkale is the name of a seaport and province on the south side of the Dardanelles
Exterior Body composed of paint ( a splash of yellow over-glaze paint) glaze ( brown, green in discrete areas)
Inscription present: two sets of numbers hand written in black
Accession number: C.1989-1928
Primary reference Number: 72935
Old object number: 4890
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Pouring vessel" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72935 Accessed: 2024-11-24 10:20:15
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