A Bird: OC.9-1942

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An image of Ridge tile in the form of a bird

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Titles

A Bird

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Ridge tile in the form of a bird

Categories

Earthenware

Description

Ridge tile in the form of a bird, with green and yellow glaze

Legal notes

Given by Claude Dickason Rotch

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.6 cm
Length: 29.2 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942-09-30) by Rotch, Claude Dickason

Materials used in production

Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.9-1942
Primary reference Number: 77865
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "A Bird" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77865 Accessed: 2023-06-01 10:22:17

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77865
            |title=A Bird
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-01 10:22:17|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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