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Saltcellar: C.2119-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue green and yellow. Triangular with three depressions in the top

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.5 cm
Width: 15.0 cm

Relative size of this object

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Place(s) associated

  • Talavera ⪼ Spain

Acquisition and important dates

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2119-1928
Primary reference Number: 76613
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 14 February 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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