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1938

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Strainer Strainer

This is a strainer. It was probably Caughley Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 2 × 10 × 8.2 cm (13/16 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Strainer Strainer; Probably Caughley Porcelain Factory; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D: 2 × 10 × 8.2 cm (13/16 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-335

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