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Pottery: Unknown
Red earthenware, partly coated with white slip and inlaid in white clay under yellow lead-glaze. Barrel-shaped with a spigot hole in the middle of one side of the uncoated central zone, flanked by the name, ‘JOHN LOFTEY’ and date, ‘AUGUST 18. 1811’, and triangular arrangements of stars, all inlaid in white clay.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Early#
George III
Production date:
dated
AD 1811
Inlaid decoration is a typical characteristic of Sussex slipware. Possibly this barrel belonged to a John Lofty born about 1777 at Ticehurst in East Susex or another member of that family
Inscription present: name one side of the bung hole and the date the other sideways on
Accession number: C.341-1928
Primary reference Number: 74599
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Harvest flask" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74599 Accessed: 2024-04-24 16:26:46
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Accession Number: C.338-1928
Accession Number: EC.29-1943
Accession Number: GL.C.59-1928
Accession Number: GR.7.1980
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