Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Factory:
New Hall Porcelain Factory
(Probably)
Entities
Categories
Description
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain painted in green, blue, pink with a floral pattern with a red and pale purple border
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, glazed, and painted overglaze in blue, green, pink, red, and pale purple enamels. The tea bowl has deep curved sides and stands on a footring. The circular saucer (A) has shallow curved sides and a footring. The tea bowl is decorated inside with a central sprig, and round the upper edge with a border comprising an undulating red line, interlacing with a faint undulating pale purple line, and groups of pale purple dots below. A red band encircles the inner edge of the rim. On the outside there are four different floral sprays. The saucer has a central floral spray surrounded by four smaller sprays with four detached leaves between them, and a similar border round the edge.
Notes
History note: Unknown before donor
Legal notes
Dr Milo Keynes Bequest, 2009
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(2009)
by
Keynes, W. M., Dr.
Dating
18th Century, Late
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1790
Note
Pattern not identified. Perhaps not New Hall.
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, green, pink, iron-red, and pale purple)
Saucer
Diameter 13 cm
Height 3.1 cm
Tea Bowl
Diameter 8.1 cm
Height 5 cm
Materials used in production
presumed lead-glaze
Glaze
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Glazing
: Hybrid hard-paste porcelain painted in green, blue, pink, red and pale purple enamels
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label
- Text: I.F.3
- Location: On both pieces
- Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
- Type: Label
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.107 & A-2010
Primary reference Number: 177528
Entry form number: 1297
Old object number: I.F.3
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024
Last processed: Wednesday 14 May 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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