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Chest of drawers: C.408 & A-D-1928

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Current Location: In storage

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Notes

History note: Private owner in Nantwich, Cheshire; sold to Victor Benjamin Button, Cambridge, from whom purchased for £5 on 8 June 1906 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Halifax (Yorks.) ⪼ Yorkshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Hand-building
Lead-glaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.408 & A-D-1928
Primary reference Number: 74947
Old object number: 2666
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 17 October 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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