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Teapot: C.2723 & A-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Factory: Metal Pot Factory
Proprietor of pottery: Eenhoorn, Lambertus van

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Description

Earthenware teapot with black tin-glaze and painted polychrome chinoiserie decoration.

Notes

History note: Sotheby's, 11 March, 1903; Koekoe (?)l; located and bought by Mr S.E. Mossel, Amsterdam; his son Mr Louis Mossel, Manette Street, London, from whom bought for £80 on 30 November 1903 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 13 cm
Length: 17.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early
Circa 1691 CE - 1724 CE

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Body
Decoration
Surface

Materials used in production

black Tin-glaze
blue, green, yellow, red, and white Enamels
Earthenware

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: LVE monogram with top half of a 5 below
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted
  • Type: Factory mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2723 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73973
Old object number: 2487

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 23 January 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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