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Vase: C.2466.2 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: The Porcelain Axe Factory

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue; one of a pair

Notes

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

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: over cover cm
at widest

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1740 - 1770

Note

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.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

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

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2466.2 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73556
Old object number: 257

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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