Ewer: JL.70-1984

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Ewer
ewer and cover

Categories

Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Squat, pear shaped, hard-paste porcelain condiment ewer and cover. With a cylindrical neck, loop handle and curved spout, standing on a foot ring. Decorated on each side with a gilt 'O' with a circle, surrounded by sprays of foliage and flowers. On the neck are flower heads and foliate scrolls. On the foot ring is a key fret border pattern. Down the handles is a continuous blue scroll with red strokes.
Domed cover with button finial. Decorated with scrolls and flower heads, and chrysanthemum on the top of the finial.

Legal notes

Lent to the museum by Mr and Mrs Roger Jenyns

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1984) by Jenyns, Roger, Mr and Mrs

Dating

18th Century
1700 - 1799

Components of the work

Sides composed of gilt

Materials used in production

blue Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: JL.70-1984
Primary reference Number: 140543
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 10 November 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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