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Dish: C.2457-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: The Claw Factory

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with a yellow edge

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor, Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 34.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Delft ⪼ Holland ⪼ United Provinces of the Netherlands

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1740 CE - 1763 CE

Note

De Klaauw (the Claw) factory in Delft operated between 1661 and 1840. The claw mark was used from 1740 onwards.

School or Style

Oriental style

Components of the work

Decorfation composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Decoration

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: a claw and 300
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2457-1928
Primary reference Number: 73542
Old object number: 630
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 October 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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