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Box and cover in the shape of a tortoise: C.2884 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Box and cover in the shape of a tortoise

Maker(s)

Production: Höchst faience factory (Possibly)
Schrezheim faience factory (Possibly)
Durlach faience factory (Possibly)

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Description

Box and cover in the shape of a tortoise of tin-glazed earthenware painted naturalistically in shades of brown and yellow

Notes

History note: Basle, where purchased by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9 cm
Length: 26.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( pale olive-green, manganese-purple and dark yellow)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed and painted in pale olive-green, manganese-purple, and dark yellow
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2884 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 74169
Old object number: 1237

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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