Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain printed underglaze in blue with 'Rose and Running Border' pattern
Soft-paste porcelain moulded and printed underglaze in blue. The boat is approximately leaf-shaped with a twig handle at one end. It is moulded in relief on the exterior with three rows of overlapping leaves. The base has a carnation or pink type flower. The interior is decorated with the ‘Rose and Running Border’ pattern.
History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s, Fife; on loan since 2006
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest
Height: 3.5 cm
Length: 9.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century, third quarter
George III
Circa
1760
CE
-
1765
CE
Decoration composed of ceramic printing colour ( blue from cobalt)
presumed steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Glaze
Accession number: C.128-2015
Primary reference Number: 205098
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.128-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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