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Dish: C.2406-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in dark blue, pale green, and brownish-orange with a standing dish of tazza form filled with fruit and foliage, surrounded by a blue border of compartments containing Chinese symbols and flower motifs in Wanli style

Notes

History note: Unidentified dealer in Lincoln, where bought by the vendor, Mr Jolley, Bridge Street, Cambridge; sold for £2.5s.0. on 19 February 1910 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

33.4
Height: 5.7 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Second quarter of 17th century
Circa 1625 CE - 1650 CE

Note

The border imitates the borders of Chinese dishes of the Wanli period (1573-1619). A similar dish is in the Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark blue, pale blue, pale green, and orange)
Front

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2406-1928
Primary reference Number: 73458
Old object number: 3188
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 April 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 14 February 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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