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Sitting Cat with a Mouse in its Mouth
Production: Unidentified Staffordshire factory (Probably)
Dark cream and brown earthenware decorated in dark brown and green under lead-glaze
Dark cream press-moulded earthenware body with applied pale brown eyes and mouse, decorated under lead-glaze with dark brown eyebrows and outlines round the ears, and mottled in dark green on the back of the head and the whole body below the neck. The underside is open and is glazed for a short distance up the interior. The cat is sitting up with its head turned towards the viewer, and holds a mouse in its mouth.
History note: Christie's, 6 June 1912, lot 41; bought by Mr Stoner for 13 guineas (£13.13s.) on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge, who paid him £14. 4s .6d. on 17 June on returning from Belgium
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 13.4 cm
Length: 10.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1750
-
1760
Decoration
composed of
oxide colour
( probably copper-green)
Surface
composed of
lead-glaze
Cat
pale buff and pale red Earthenware
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick on label with cut upper corners and dark blue line edging on sides and top edge
Accession number: C.842-1928
Primary reference Number: 76216
Old object number: 3452
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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