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Dish: C.2410-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Delft factory (Probably)
Production: Unidentified Nevers factory (Possibly)

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Description

Earthenware, moulded and tin-glazed. Circular with two rows of of gadrooning radiating from a slightly convex centre, standing on a footring

Notes

History note: Purchased in Bruges, about 1894 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 39.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Delft ⪼ Holland ⪼ United Provinces of the Netherlands
  • Nevers ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 CE - 1660 CE

Note

Attributed to Delft by Rackham. However, dishes of this type were also made in France in Nevers, Rouen, and Cosne-sur-Loire.

School or Style

Baroque

Materials used in production

pale buff Earthenware
Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Buff earthenare, moulded and tin-glazed
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2410-1928
Primary reference Number: 73462
Old object number: 1304
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 October 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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