On Guard: GPL.77-1928

Current Location: In storage

Titles

On Guard

Maker(s)

Entities

Pot lid

Description

White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. On the top 'On Guard', with bucket, inscribed 'ON GUARD'; border of yellow and brown lines.

Notes

History note: Possibly bought from Stanley Woolston, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.5 cm

Place(s) associated

Fenton ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
Circa 1860 - 1900

School or Style

Victorian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Text: 263/OCT.22.1924/W
Method of creation: Inscribed
Type: Label

Text: ON GUARD
Method of creation: Printed

References and bibliographic entries

Staffordshire Pot Lids and their Potters page(s): p. 139
The Price Guide to Pot-Lids and other Underglaze Multicolour Prints on Ware page(s): p. 205
Pot-Lids and Other Coloured Printed Staffordshire Wares, Reference & Price Guide page(s): p. 146

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.77-1928
Primary reference Number: 14688
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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