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Fish Table Ornament
Factory: Philippe Mombaers Factory (Probably)
Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, green, yellow, and black. In the shape of a swimming fish, perhaps a salmon, resting on an oval footring. The fish and foot have a yellow ground decorated naturalistically in the other colours.
History note: Lovett Collection; Puttick & Simpson, 6 March 1903; Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 9.2 cm
Height: 12.9 cm
Length: 29.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, second half#
Circa
1750
CE
-
1780
CE
The fish was included among the Italian maiolica by Rackham (1935), but two closely comparable fish in the Municipal Museum, Grand Place, Brussels are attributed to Philippe Mombaers (d. 1754). See also documentation Het Prinsenhof, Delft, 1960
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, and black)
Tin-glazing : Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed overall and painted in blue, green, yellow, and black
Accession number: C.2279-1928
Primary reference Number: 80856
Old object number: 1431
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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