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Jug: C.2851-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Ansbach faience factory (Probably)
Factory: Hanau faience factory (Possibly)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with birds and floral sprigs; pewter mounts

Buff earthenware tin-glazed, except for the underside of foot, and painted in blue. The jug has an ovoid body with shallow oblique ribs, a tall narrow neck, horizontaly reeded, and pinched at the top to form a lip. The handle in the form of a plait has at the top a pewter mount hinged to the cover, which has a finial of a depressed ball shape. The whole jug is scattered with small blue birds and floral sprigs. Around the top of the neck there is a criss-cross border. The plaited handle is outlined in broad blue strokes.

Notes

History note: Edward Sherard Kennedy collection; sold Christie's, 1894; bought by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.8 cm
Height: 30 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Ansbach ⪼ Bavaria ⪼ Germany
  • Hanau ⪼ Hesse ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, second quarter#
Production date: circa AD 1730

Note

Jugs with this type of scattered floral sprigs, dots and birds were made in severl German cities. This example has been attributed to either Ansbach in Bavaria or Hanau in Hesse. Comparable jugs were also made in Nürnberg. See Documentation.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Mount composed of pewter
Foot Diameter 10.8 cm
Jug

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2851-1928
Primary reference Number: 74134
Old object number: 127
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 27 February 2018 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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