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Mug: GL.C.70-1928

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Buff earthenware partially covered with yellow lead glaze. The mug is cylindrical with a slightly spreading base and mouth, the lower part ribbed, grooved loop handle with thumb-impression at the lower end.

Notes

History note: Found in the River Taw below Barnstaple. Theodore Charbonnier Collection, Lynton; purchased in 1912 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 21.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
17th Century
Circa 1500 CE - 1700 CE

Note

Wasters of similar ware have been found on the side of the North Walk Pottery, Barnstaple

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing : Buff earthenware partially covered with yellow lead glaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GL.C.70-1928
Primary reference Number: 77099
Old object number: 60

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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