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Plate: C.48-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)

Entities

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with bamboo, fencing and plants

Buff earthenware, press-moulded, tin-glazed greyish-white, and painted in blue. The circular plate has a sloping rim, curved sides and stands on a footrim. (Archer's Shape M) The front is painted with a simple Oriental garden with a rock, flowering plants, grasses, and fences. An insect with a long tail is flying overhead.

Notes

History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s, Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 22.9 cm
Height: 3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Bristol ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

18th Century, second quarter#
George II
Circa 1730 CE - 1750 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-white and painted in blue

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: 17
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.48-2015
Primary reference Number: 201798
Old object number: 17
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.48-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 9 June 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 May 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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