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Dish: C.1979-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Egerlander potter

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Description

Buff earthenware coated with cream slip, and decorated in blue with a man and woman and the date '1810' under lead-glaze.

Notes

History note: Bought in Marienbad on 31 August 1910, for 20 kroner, from a local owner through the secretary of Herr Ott, the proprietor of the Egerlander Café in Marienbad, by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Early
Production date: dated AD 1810

Components of the work

Front Surface composed of slip ( white or cream) lead-glaze
Decoration composed of cobalt oxide

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1810
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1979-1928
Primary reference Number: 76559
Old object number: 3259

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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