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Mug: C.2319-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, greyish-green, yellow, and red with a stem of berries and leaves between and horizontal stripes

Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue, greyish-green, yellow and dull red. Barrel-shaped with an applied loop handle. The sides are decorated with a horizontal stem of berries and leaves, between pairs of yellow and green horizontal bands. The back of the handle is painted in blue with four spots, a pair of vertical strokes, and six spots reducing in size towards the bottom. A circular hole at the top of the handle may have been for the attachment of a hinged cover.

Notes

History note: Bought at Caen in 1894 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher,

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.6 cm
Width: 8.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, second half
Circa 1750 - 1800

Note

This object was catalogued as a mug by Bernard Rackham in 1935, but had been bought as a mustard pot, which, if it had its lid, seems more likely.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, greyish-green, yellow, and red)
Surface composed of tin-glaze
Rim Diameter 5 cm
Body

Materials used in production

Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2319-1928
Primary reference Number: 76716
Old object number: 102

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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