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Factory: Wedgwood
Cream-coloured earthenware painted overglaze in green, yellow, red, pink, lilac, and black enamels. Globular with a curved, leaf-wrapped spout with behind it in the body, a central hole and five round it, and handle in the shape of three leaves with a kick at the end of each, more pronounced on the lowest leaf. Circular, close-fitting slightly domed cover (A)with a replacement capstan-shaped knob. The body and cover are decorated on each side with a chintz pattern comprising a central narrow vertical stripe of chevrons flanked by wide plain stripes with scalloped edges, and wide stripes of zig-zag pattern. The spout and handle are unevenly coloured pink, and the knob pale grey.
History note: Mr Walker, Lewisham; purchased by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher in 1901
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 13.5 cm
Length: 19.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1770
Chintz designs were popular around 1770, and occur on Staffordshire and Yorkshire creamware. The enamelling has features in common with that executed by Robinson & Rhodes' workshop in Leeds, before and after Rhodes' departure to work for Wedgwood in London.
Probably Josiah Wedgwood, enamelled at Leeds
Decoration composed of enamels ( green, yellow, red, pink, lilac, and black)
Lead-glaze
Cream-coloured earthenware
Throwing
: Cream-coloured earthenware painted onglaze in green, yellow, red, pink, lilac, and black enamels.
Moulding
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.728 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 11697
Old object number: 1363
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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