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Jar: C.2234-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Perhaps)

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Description

Maiolica storage jar with handle, painted in polychrome with a half-length figure of a man and the date '1725'.

Earthenware, thickly tin-glazed off-white on the exterior, including the base, and inside the mouth. Painted in pale blue, yellow, orange, brown, and manganese-purple.
Bulbous ovoid body with flat base, short very slender neck, small cup-shaped mouth, and broad loop handle.
On the front is a half-length figure of a man with a moustache and long wavy hair. He wears a tall cap trimmed with fur, a cravat, and a cloak over a coat. Above his head, within a rectangular label outlined in blue, is the date `1725' in manganese with a manganese line beneath.

Notes

History note: Probably purchased in Dresden in 1896, by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher * dated 2 March 1911, `This bottle was bought in 1896 (I believe) in Dresden. the man at the shop where I bought it said it was Polish. The portrait probably represents some patriot or statesman.'(MS 1662).

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 32.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Castelli ⪼ The Abruzzi ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1725 : dated

Note

Perhaps Castelli or elsewhere in the Abruzzi

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Base Diameter 17.0 cm
Widest Part Width 24.2 cm
Decoration
Exterior

Materials used in production

pale blue, yellow, orange, brown, and manganese-purple High-temperature colours
Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2234-1928
Primary reference Number: 73275
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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