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Jar: C.2091-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Earthenware, wheelthrown, painted in yellow, brown and green in (or under) a cream glaze, probably containing tin

Notes

History note: Boccara père et fils, Souk des Femmes, Tunis, from whom purchased in January 1906 for 15s.0d. by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher, 1928

Measurements and weight

Height: 37 cm
Weight: 4186 g
Width: 25.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1899 CE

Note

On purchase Glaisher considered that this jar might have come from Morocco, but was satisfied by its vendor that it was made in Tunisia.

Components of the work

Exterior composed of pigment ( yellow, brown, green)
Base Diameter 10 cm
Rim Diameter 13 cm

Materials used in production

cream, probably tin-glaze Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Earthenware, wheelthrown, painted in yellow, brown and green in (or under) a cream glaze
Glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: hand written in black ink directly onto the object surface

  • Text: 2518
  • Location: Exterior base
  • Method of creation: Hand written in black
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2091-1928
Primary reference Number: 73093
Old object number: 2518

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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