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Cyclade: C.32-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cyclade

Maker(s)

Potter: Chapallez, Edouard

Entities

Categories

Description

Stoneware with speckled matt white glaze containing zinc and titanium

Notes

History note: Purchased from Henry Rothschild's exhibition European Ceramics and Wall Textures, held at the Fitzwilliam Museum, no. 17

Legal notes

Purchased

Measurements and weight

Height: 21.5 cm
Width: 25.7 cm

Relative size of this object

25.7 cm21.5 cm What does this represent?

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Place(s) associated

  • Duillier ⪼ Switzerland

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-10-21) by Henry Rothschild Associates Ltd

Dating

Late 20th Century
Production date: AD 1985

School or Style

Studio Ceramics

Components of the work

Exterior composed of glaze ( white matt, containing zinc and titanium)

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Stoneware with speckled matt white glaze containing zinc and titanium

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: UlU.
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.32-1985
Primary reference Number: 74528
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 August 2016 Last processed: Sunday 21 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Cyclade" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74528 Accessed: 2023-06-06 02:11:27

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