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Cauliflower Tureen: C.2742 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

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Cauliflower Tureen

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Delft factory

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed pale blue, and painted in dark blue, greyish-green, and yellow. The tureen is moulded in two parts. The lower part resembles the leafy outside of the cauliflower, and the cover the underdeveloped flower.

Notes

History note: Bought by the unnamed vendor in Utrecht; bought in London in 1902 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 14.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
Circa 1750 CE - 1775 CE

Note

This was identified as a broccoli tureen by Dr Glaisher and Bernard Rackham, but it looks like a small underdeveloped cauliflower to this cataloguer.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( bluish-green)
Cover Diameter 10.3 cm

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing
Lead-glazing
Moulding

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2742 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 74005
Old object number: 1306

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 1 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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