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Dish: C.2261 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Very pale cream earthenware, tin-glazed except for the base of the box and underside of the cover. Painted in blue, green, pale yellow, reddish-brown, yellowish-brown, and black.
Moulded in the shape of an oblong wicker hamper with a twisted handle at each end, a flat cover with two red mullet lying head to tail on top, and a handle in the shape of an eel resting on the two fish.
The hamper is pale yellow with a yellowish-brown rim and handles. The top of the cover is green. The fish are reddish-brown with black eyes; one has a little yellow on its side. The eel is mottled blue.

Notes

History note: Palermo, where purchased on 29 April 1904 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.4 cm
Length: 17.4 cm
Width: 9.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1850 CE - 1900 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in blue, green, pale yellow, reddish-brown, yellowish-brown, and black)

Materials used in production

except for the base of the box and underside of the cover Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Very pale cream earthenware, tin-glazed except for the base of the box and underside of the cover. Painted in blue, green, pale yellow, reddish-brown, yellowish-brown, and black. Moulded.
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2261 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 80819
Old object number: 2087

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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