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Pottery: Unknown
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in manganese-purple, blue and yellow with St Peter, a cock, and a church
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in manganese-purple outlines, blue and yellow. Circular with a slanting, slightly curved sides, and flat centre. There are three spur marks on the base. In the middle is a medallion enclosing St Peter standing holding two keys and a book, with a church to the right, and a cock to the left; below, the name and date: 'Pierre Seez 1734' in mnganese-purple. The medallions is framed by two concentric circles, and trefoils in a zig-zag line. Below the rim there is a border of six panels of two different trellis patterns interruped by six oval panels containing half a flower
History note: Purchased in France, about 1900
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 3.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, second quarter#
Production date:
AD 1734
: dated
Decoration
composed of
high temperature colours
Rim
Diameter 22.7 cm
Moulding
: Pale buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed and painted in manganese-purple, blue, and yellow
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2316-1928
Primary reference Number: 76715
Old object number: 1353
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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