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Puzzle jug: GL.C.66-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Earthenware, slip-coated with incised decoration under lead glaze. Bulbous body, with short neck pierced with two rows of large circular perforations. Loop handle forming a tube communicating with three sucking-spouts which project from the rim. The body is decorated with a rough symmetrical branching spray of flowers.

Notes

History note: T. Charbonnier Collection, Lynton; Purchased by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, 1912.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 19 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - 1900 CE

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GL.C.66-1928
Primary reference Number: 77095
Old object number: 22

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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