Pottery: Vauxhall Pottery (Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware plate painted and sponged with a house beside a tree
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue, green and red and sponged in manganese-purple. Circular with a narrow sloping rim, shallow curved sides and flat base. The middle is decorated on the left wth a tree with sponged manganese foliage, standing beside a blue lake or pond which occupies the foreground. On the right is a building painted in red, green and blue, with a blue and red insect hovering over it. A blue circle encloses the scene. On the rim there are two narrow blue bands, solid blue semi-circles enclosed by red semi-circular lines with green projections, and another blue band. On the reverse there are three small peg marks.
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)
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century, second quarter
George I
George II
Circa
1725
-
1740
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label
Accession number: C.67-2015
Primary reference Number: 204571
Old object number: 80
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.67-2006
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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