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Tile: C.72-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery

Entities

Categories

Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in manganese with two anglers on a riverbank, buildings and a distant church

Notes

History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s, Fife; Sir Ivor Batchelor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.8 cm
Height: 12.9 cm
Width: 13 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, third quarter
George II
George III
Circa 1750 CE - 1770 CE

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Front composed of tin-glaze ( greyish-white)
Decoration composed of manganese oxide

Materials used in production

pale buff Earthenware

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: 90B
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.72-2015
Primary reference Number: 204642
Old object number: 90B
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.72-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 21 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 3 May 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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