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Ridge ornament: Gl.C.13-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Earthenware, slip-coated and covered with a green lead glaze. Decorated in the form of the upper part of a bearded man.

Notes

History note: John Eliot Hodgkin Collection, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Purchased from Mr Harding, corner of St James's Street and King Street, London after selection on 15th or 17th September 1913, for £5 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

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Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 23.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

14th Century
Circa 1300 - 1400

School or Style

Medieval

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: Gl.C.13-1928
Primary reference Number: 77024
Glaisher MS Catalogue: 3655
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 6 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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