Skip to main content

The Rose Garden: GPL.255-1928

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Rose Garden

Maker(s)

Factory: John Ridgway, Bates & Co. (Uncertain)

Entities

Categories

Description

White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. Circular. On top of lid 'The Rose Garden', inscribed 'COLD CREAM OF ROSES/PREPARED BY G T JERRAM LATE WHITAKER & Co 69 HATTON GARDEN LONDON'; printed in dull turquoise and black with green and rose pink added by hand; border of two black lines.

Notes

History note: Possibly bought from Stanley Woolston, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Shelton ⪼ 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 1850 CE - 1900 CE

Note

Unidentified, perhaps J. Ridgway, Bates & Co.

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, green and rose pink added by hand
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: COLD CREAM OF ROSES/PREPARED BY G T JERRAM LATE WHITAKER & Co 69 HATTON GARDEN LONDON
  • Location: On top of pot-lid
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: 19/OCT.28.1924/W
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.255-1928
Primary reference Number: 14973
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Rose Garden" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14973 Accessed: 2024-03-28 18:29:34

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14973 |title=The Rose Garden |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 18:29:34|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-14973

More objects and works of art you might like

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

You might be interested in this...

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...