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Vase: C.2268-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Manifattura Dallari

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Description

Earthenware, tin-glazed overall except for the base. The glaze is applied thickly and has crazed with a wide mesh.
Ovoid with a cylindrical neck, flaring slightly towards the rim, and a mask in relief on each side of the body below the shoulder, which is pierced by slanting, tear-shaped holes. The lower part is spirally fluted.

Notes

History note: Bologna, where purchased in September 1903 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 20.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1775 CE - 1800 CE

Components of the work

Widest Part Diameter 12.5 cm
Base Diameter 7.9 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

except for the base Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed overall except for the base. The glaze is applied thickly and has crazed with a wide mesh.
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2268-1928
Primary reference Number: 80849

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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