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Butter boat: C.129-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Derby Porcelain Manufactory

Entities

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue

Soft-paste porcelain moulded and painted in blue under lead-glaze. Shell-shaped with a wavy rim, and scrolled handle, standing on an oval foot which is concave underneath. The sides are fluted like those of a shell and there is a scallop shell and a pair of entwined dolphins in relief under the upward-tilting lip. The ear-shaped handle has a projecting thumpiece at the top and a C curve at its lower end. The outlines of the shell on the sides, and the shell below the lip are picked out in blue, as are the edges at the top. A trefoil leaf is painted on each side of the handle,. The foot is decorated with a series of striped arches rising from a blue band round the edge. The outside of the handle has a star at the top, and a stylized foliage spray down the back. Inside the lip there is a border of trellis and a formal plant motif, and on the bottom of the interior, a stem with leaves.

Notes

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

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.9 cm
Length: 11.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Derby ⪼ Derbyshire ⪼ 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
Production date: circa AD 1760

Note

The handle would have been held by putting the index finger through the top loop and resting the thumb on the exterior against the projecting thumbpiece; the second finger rested in the C scroll at the lower end.

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

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

Materials used in production

Glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted underglaze in blue
Glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Rectangular white stick-on label

  • Text: ? Derby
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in red biro
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.129-2015
Primary reference Number: 205099
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.129-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 11 August 2015 Updated: Monday 15 February 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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