Factory: Caughley Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain cream jug, transfer-printed underglaze in blue with the 'Temple' pattern, and gilt
Soft-paste porcelain cream jug, transfer-printed underglaze in blue, and gilt. The bucket-shaped jug has a sparrow beak spout, scrolled handle, sides moulded with vertical flutes, and stands on an undercut foor-ring. Transfer-printed with the 'Temple' pattern, the interior with a broad diaper border in Chinese style, the rim and bases banded with gilt lines.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Height: 7.6 cm
Height: 3 in
Width: 11.7 cm
Width: 4 5/8 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1918-08-28) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
18th Century, Late#
George III
Circa
1785
CE
-
1795
CE
Many blue and white wares were sent to the Chamberlains at Worcester for gilding, and the correspondence for 13th August, 1789, mentions 'Temple best teas'. See documentation, p. 50.
Decoration composed of cobalt-blue gold
presumed lead
Lead
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and decorated underglaze with blue trasfer-prints, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.137-1918
Primary reference Number: 131171
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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