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Production: The Porcelain Axe Factory
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue; one of a pair
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: over cover cm
at widest
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1740
-
1770
The Porcelain Axe (De Porceleyne Byl) Factory in Delft operated from 1657-1803. The Rococo style of this vase and its pair, combining European and Oriental features, suggest that it was made in the mid 18th century.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Accession number: C.2466.2 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73556
Old object number: 257
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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