15929704060001312637261000Standard Recordobject-71711170810661137115948502570001708106603496fitz-onlineadlib-object-71711https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71711781e4209-6e85-3662-bf75-13c263bd0da95referenceagent-191877adlib-agent-1918774cc94534-a8b9-3051-a333-46d6527dcea4Dunderdale, Davidreferenceterm-42825adlib-term-42825858e5d17-b554-33d6-936f-25b16f72f39dstonewarereferenceterm-130710adlib-term-1307108269090a-b3e0-3a95-a524-753db4c33401feldspathic stonewarereferenceterm-133740adlib-term-1337402f51c36a-4f48-332b-891a-44ce8285d9d4sprigged stonewarereferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherbluereferenceterm-32638adlib-term-3263897b8d1a5-7b8f-3a2a-a275-7d001aeaae2benamelDecorationin blue enamelreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-120085adlib-term-12008568c62b7c-aaf4-38a5-a1be-4d6c615c0714press-mouldingreferenceterm-120129adlib-term-120129a45642f3-9302-308f-b788-bda050bd2509spriggingHeightcm16.5Over KnobLengthcm27.6Handle-spoutreferenceterm-14088adlib-term-140881881916c-116f-3e5f-9cb6-6ad7c45bdb00ClassicalApplied ArtsWhite felspathic stoneware teapot and sliding cover, with moulded body and applied reliefs, edged with blue enamel.Castleford-type teapot with ovoid body, a short oval galleried neck with scalloped rim and an S curved spout. Squared loop handle with spurs projecting up at the top and down near the bottom. Smear glazed on the outside. On each side of the body, convex vertical strips separate slightly translucent, convex rectangular panels. The central panels are each decorated with a classical female figure, one holding a cornucopia, the other a garland which is draped around a vase and pedestal. Around the lower part of the body is a strip of upward pointing leaves; the other panels, strips and shoulder are decorated with flowering foliage and acanthus. The gallery has a scalloped edge and is decorated with a daisy chain. The cover has a similar partial gallery, made to fit the other when slid into place, and a central finial moulded as a flower sitting on a bed of leaves; around the edge is a strip of inward facing pointed leaves and stylised acanthus; there is a vent hole to one side. A narrow blue line marks the edges of the panels, handle and spout and the leaves under the finial, separates the main panels horizontally into two and outlines each daisy on the gallery. The interior is unglazed, with a domed strainer at base of the spout. The underside is slightly recessed, giving a narrow foot-rim.C.1274 & A-19281accession numberC.1274 & A-192871711priref71711190519051905old object number2294urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71711https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71711underside of baseimpressed22markunderside of baserectangular paper label handwritten in black inkNo 2294 Castleford teapot of a white transparent stoneware. Subjects in relief. Blue line decoration. Bought at Hitchin June 30, 1905labelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr. J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest, 1928referenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928bequeathedEntry date: 1928-12-0717951795CE1795circa1795181011810CE1810circa1810perhapsfactoryreferenceagent-166205adlib-agent-166205525282d9-2671-3853-8915-56c5f9ba9cf4Sowter & Co.On purchasing this teapot, Dr Glaisher noted ‘extremely well moulded […] very likely made by Dunderdale’. However, this is unlikely to be the case, since both shape and decoration differ from typical examples and the interior is unglazed (see Cox). Similarly shaped and decorated teapots have been found marked ‘S & oC’ or ‘S & Co’, which suggests the maker could be Sowter & Co of Mexborough. The mark ‘22’ is found on a number of ‘Castleford-type’ teawares and has also been linked to Sowter & Co (see Edwards Roussel).Teapots of this shaped oval form are sometimes called silver- or commode-shaped, after the curving fronts of French chests-of-drawers. The sliding cover is a device to prevent the lid falling off when the tea is poured; the handle is squared to allow the lid to slide; an upward pointing spur helps to stop it falling off.The figure with cornucopia may be Pomona, goddess of fruitful abundance.‘Castleford-type’ teawares are named for The Castleford Pottery in Yorkshire, run by David Dunderdale & Co. from 1790 to 1821, which was renowned for its white felspathic stoneware. However, other factories such as Sowter & Co of Mexborough, South Yorkshire and Chetham & Woolley of Longton, Staffordshire made similar products and there are many unmarked examples. Examples are typically plain white or white with edges lined in blue or another colour, or black basalt. The smear-glazing makes the most of the crisply-moulded ornament, whilst the stoneware would be durable in an everyday setting. The teapots are moulded in two parts, with applied handle and sprig decoration, and may have a drop-in, sliding or hinged cover. 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imagereferenceterm-91394adlib-term-913942bb189d3-6008-3a4e-abbb-eb2a240e0739teapotreferenceterm-117371adlib-term-117371fe1e9c7c-8ecc-340b-83f8-c75e822eb1d0teapot and coverreferenceterm-133927adlib-term-1339270cde1f32-bd09-3603-96a6-a595a568b673Castleford type teapothistory noteBought on 30 June 1905 from Mr Phillips of Hitchen by Dr Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge, price eighteen shillings and sixpence (18/6).1referenceobject-71712adlib-object-71712a096b854-ff82-33b1-b854-28ddf34892be1reference1term-91394adlib-term-913942bb189d3-6008-3a4e-abbb-eb2a240e0739teapotteapot1referenceobject-71713adlib-object-71713a132f6cb-1552-30f4-8e8e-28b231a82dbf1reference1term-91394adlib-term-913942bb189d3-6008-3a4e-abbb-eb2a240e0739teapotteapot1referenceobject-71714adlib-object-7171493cefc3c-356d-3134-a1e4-751008fcbc971reference1term-91394adlib-term-913942bb189d3-6008-3a4e-abbb-eb2a240e0739teapotteapot1referenceobject-75579adlib-object-75579bd9b0ebc-5af7-3f22-8420-3725adcee9d81reference1term-90710adlib-term-90710035a5af3-9d2e-36b1-a161-2805e1bed8b8slop bowlslop bowl1referenceobject-208429adlib-object-208429fcb8d66f-359a-3309-8f21-d68fb108a68b1reference1term-91394adlib-term-913942bb189d3-6008-3a4e-abbb-eb2a240e0739teapotteapotreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. Vol. I, p. 165, no. 1274165referencepublication-1031adlib-publication-1031a5cc6cb3-2b6f-390a-af51-7e9d123e55edCatalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum CambridgePubl: No. 39, with colour ill.88-9referencepublication-1030adlib-publication-10309cf77d50-a614-3947-8d0e-919f695fe7b0Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks, English PotteryCf. Pl.92: a very similar blue lined teapot, impressed ‘22’, 5 ½”, ‘probably ‘Sowter & Co’; also Pl.93: a similarly shaped and decorated blue-lined pot, but with trefoil finial, 6”, marked ‘S & Co / No 6’; also P.91: a similar pot but with different spout and in black basalt and Pl.90 a plain white sucrier and cover of similar design. Examples of Castleford-type ware by Dunderdale and various other makers, with information about factories, designs and attribution. See pp. 42-44 for information about Sowter & Co.42-44referencepublication-7682adlib-publication-76828a638e20-06b2-33d6-8048-6f5fe3d27037Castleford Pottery 1790-1821Cf. Fig.119, a teapot with sliding lid and closely similar decoration, finial and blue lining, 6.3 in, though with different classical designs, marked S & oC/No.6, held by Yorkshire Museums Trust; text notes unattributed, though type also often marked ‘22’. Also, pp.42-47, examples of similar teapots made by David Dunderdale & Co, and description of typical features and marks.11-54referencepublication-400001957adlib-publication-400001957062a450b-1563-3114-bc7e-a54dd9b53d7dCastleford Pottery and its wares 1790-1821 : a new surveyCf. Plate 529: a teapot of similar design, though with different finial and central reliefs and a squarer handle, marked ‘S & oC’ and attributed to Sowter & Co. See also Plates 157 and 307 for Staffordshire examples, marked ‘Clulow & Co, Fenton’ and ‘Heath & Son’, Burslem and Plate 257 for a marked example by David Dunderdale.xxiii, 297referencepublication-7683adlib-publication-76838dc1a6f5-5d48-30ec-af98-f36480f8b1e7Illustrated Dictionary of British Pottery and PorcelainCf: Pl.535, p.90: a teapot of simiar shape and decoration, but with an enamelled landscape in the central panel and no lower spur on the handle, labelled ‘probably Staffordshire’; a pot of different shape but the same central panel sprig design, carryiong cornucopia; both examples dated c.1795-1810. Notes domed strainer in use c.1810.85-152, 355referencepublication-7684adlib-publication-7684e1e1f574-d066-3473-9b7f-ddacea3849dfDirectory of British TeapotsCf. p.141, plate 843 a closely similar blue-lined, sliding lid teapot, but with a different classical scene, impressed ‘22’, attributed to Mexborough, and various other similar examples also attributed to Sowter & Co.140-41referencepublication-2295adlib-publication-229537d354cc-f553-3b46-b273-5ed197cdfad6An Anthology of British TeapotsCf: Pl.259, p.176: very similar example, but with trefoil finial, marked ‘S & oC / No 6’ atrributed ‘possibly Sowter & Co.', also descriptions and drawings of the decoration and note of three others marked ‘22’ and with a flower finial. All these in the Norwich Museum, described alongside others in the collection176-182referencepublication-2555adlib-publication-255537def8a8-7a1b-3bef-ba76-de34d059323bBritish Teapots and Tea Drinkingreferenceterm-91394adlib-term-913942bb189d3-6008-3a4e-abbb-eb2a240e0739teapotteapotwhite felspathic stoneware with press-moulded body and applied reliefs, painted in blue enamelreferenceterm-120085adlib-term-12008568c62b7c-aaf4-38a5-a1be-4d6c615c0714press-mouldingBlue lined ‘Castleford-type’ teapot, sliding coverobject
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