15929841710001312637261000Standard Recordobject-15331170292701287717029082660001702926923965fitz-onlineadlib-object-15331https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/153314fa01d66-dd20-3f6f-97e4-2748fc47bd7f5referenceagent-189308adlib-agent-18930812a0e4a9-ee24-3d15-a304-3dc057dfce44De Morgan, Evelynreferenceagent-189193adlib-agent-1891938e1dc586-9929-3cf5-9214-0115c93f6b1eIles, Frankreferenceagent-166327adlib-agent-1663279408fe8b-cce8-30e6-966b-c1093ad3d991Passenger, Fredreferenceagent-161166adlib-agent-16116691e93381-e2df-32f5-a934-048d9c562b83Passenger, Charlesreferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwarereferenceterm-110727adlib-term-110727ebeafa07-8aa4-35ee-93de-94d5a21e0274lustrewarereferenceterm-42688adlib-term-426884df03958-5ee6-3a50-ada9-491bb6445fdfArt Potteryclearreferenceterm-32652adlib-term-3265282d8ae3b-f165-395c-ba93-dfa1c282b7beglazereferenceterm-34794adlib-term-34794de23d2db-1e19-38a6-9db0-80f062e799caslipFrontreferenceterm-122641adlib-term-122641d5fb75d8-097d-3fd7-8e70-87e9d96d77f7glazingsilver/copperreferenceterm-107831adlib-term-1078316da005f1-0bd3-3597-bf45-b3dc0027c837lustreDecorationreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-120092adlib-term-1200922df02199-fd39-3f80-a2d3-049cdf9a1736lustringreferenceterm-120107adlib-term-12010741cef908-33a1-3f0e-8b68-e48e1740d37ftrace-transferringreferenceterm-1111adlib-term-111146c949dd-f376-3538-878f-397baee5be09mythologyApplied ArtsSquare, buff-red, earthenware tile, decorated in blue, glazed and finished with silver/copper lustre. The under-glaze design of eight fantasy ducks or dragon-birds surrounded by stylised leaves, which covers the whole upper surface, has been applied by transfer, with the duck shapes filled with thinly applied blue. The leaves are painted over with lustre, which shows silver-gold or pink as the light changes. Some of the ducks face to the left, and some to the right, resisting any sense of unidirectional movement. The blue has run slightly into the slip. The back and the sides are unglazed.EC.9-19411accession numberEC.9-194115331priref15331urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15331https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15331in circular sealon reverseimpressedDM/98markon reversecircular paper label, inscribed in black ink1941 / 9labelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by H.C. Mossopreferenceagent-166328adlib-agent-16632868af14cb-72da-3914-890f-0732c666a00cMossop, H. C.194119411941-03-26givenEntry date: 1941-03-261898CE1898(Design 1872-1882)1898makerreferenceagent-153880adlib-agent-15388044b43624-6544-3415-890a-4a89c4a1a170William De Morgan & Co.designerreferenceagent-34602adlib-agent-346027d602658-e69d-374c-bb70-7a06b575ac7bDe Morgan, William FrendWilliam Frend De Morgan (1839-1917), now widely regarded as the most important ceramicist of the Arts & Crafts movement, also worked in stained glass and became a successful novelist. The son of a non-conformist mathematics professor, he became a close friend of William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones and married the Pre-Raphaelite painter Evelyn Pickering (1855-1919), in 1887. As a ceramicist, De Morgan was primarily a designer/decorator and chemist, working on bought-in blanks or pots thrown to his design. He experimented widely with techniques and glazes, re-discovering methods for making and applying lustres and the colours of Iznik and Persian pottery and using them for a range of complex fantasy designs featuring ships, birds, flora and animals.referenceterm-108070adlib-term-1080707e278258-23e3-3d5b-a4ff-ab5ecacb4bf319th Century, Late#referenceterm-15214adlib-term-15214744af2c4-a2f2-37ad-bbf4-2cd00e91ed9bVictorianreferenceterm-106395adlib-term-1063957196d3f3-463d-30bd-998b-d51c42ebc1ealiteralEnglandEnglandcountryliteralLondonLondonregionFulhambuff-redreferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwareDepthcm1Depthin0.375Sidescm15.25Sidesin6referencemedia-12459adlib-media-12459a425ca1c-4c35-30ba-a19e-2de9822aaeadjpegaa/aa10/EC_9_1941.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76017029263613101imagejpegaa/aa10/mid_EC_9_1941.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels50017029263613101imagejpegaa/aa10/EC_9_1941.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76017029263613101imagejpegaa/aa10/preview_EC_9_1941.jpg1heightpixels181widthpixels25017029263613101image0media
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imagereferenceterm-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btilehistory noteGiven by Mr H C Mossop1referenceobject-15315adlib-object-153152cde2a97-96ef-34ce-bbdb-67b45ca6a42e1reference1term-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletile1referenceobject-15320adlib-object-15320aba82456-c476-37ee-b164-700c01aabf591reference1term-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletile1referenceobject-15325adlib-object-15325cfdee8e6-971c-32ef-9877-d60ae4cc40ce1reference1term-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletile1referenceobject-15328adlib-object-153285aa8db2f-b790-37b5-8f3a-56603b8371c21reference1term-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletile1referenceobject-15364adlib-object-153648b124347-452e-313e-9521-e282dbaa24081reference1term-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletile1referenceobject-15375adlib-object-1537569a40b71-54bd-3b6b-bb70-0633a4d3b12f1reference1term-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletile1referenceobject-15378adlib-object-153785f834532-d18f-338a-9985-aef677b169de1reference1term-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletile1referenceobject-72008adlib-object-72008be12b9bf-2f90-3b35-b3fa-385fe7357b131reference1term-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletilereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumCf. This design illustrated: No.235, described as ‘design of fantasised ducks against a stylised leaf background’, Chelsea period.95-6, 148referencepublication-1513adlib-publication-15137388bc5a-bb83-3835-a489-5c4aa4dc9b88William De Morgan TilesCf. This design illustrated, .952, labelled ‘*Fantastic ducks. Sepia. Pricked’, the asterisk indicating that a similar design is known to have been given this title.129referencepublication-1512adlib-publication-1512723fec87-f251-39db-a24a-383ba68c3d51The Designs of William De MorganRef. For mark, p. 167, For details of tile decorating method, p. 22.p. 167referencepublication-1511adlib-publication-1511dc57bb55-658d-3890-840f-f0d5036c88efWilliam De MorganCf. Two comparable tiles, one with dark blue ducks and lustre leaves (lent by Jon Catleugh) and the other with red ducks and leaves (De Morgan Foundation). The design is the same as that on the Fitzwilliam tile, but in reverse.31referencepublication-3601adlib-publication-36013a34edf5-28f7-3217-8ca7-cb893cda1f08The Ceramics of William De MorganCf. E2A, ‘Dragon’ scarf which uses this fantastic duck in alternating suares with an equally fantastic dragon. Liberty catalogue no 131, 1907, p.69. Liberty & Co Ltd.96referencepublication-7465adlib-publication-7465aef6c2e8-d950-3377-b815-0d4a5208e7daLiberty’s 1875-1975: An exhibition to mark the firm’s centenaryreferencepublication-7509adlib-publication-75093797f8e2-fe00-3d57-8b2b-e48bea700b9bWilliam De Morgan (1839-1917): an exhibition organised by the Friends of Leighton House, Leighton House, 18 May-24 June, London: De Morgan Foundation, 197referenceterm-12611adlib-term-12611834b65f7-cfad-3dec-bca8-253a9e8b4281Arts and Crafts (movement)animalreferenceterm-108160adlib-term-108160680bfa9c-6713-3982-8091-ebd70729c992ducksplantreferenceterm-30746adlib-term-30746c9b49335-33a0-3ee8-b9d3-3f1f3abc5414foliageliteralducksducksliteralfoliagefoliagereferenceterm-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletileearthenware, slip-coated, decorated with transfer design, painted, glazed and lustred.referenceterm-120058adlib-term-1200589e43c4bc-1f48-3a76-b4ea-7075449f5addslip-coatingTile with fantastic ducks designobject
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