Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt with the Oriental ‘Staghunt’ pattern, and two Chinamen conversing in a garden with a building and birds overhead
Soft-paste porcelain (steatitic), painted overglaze in blue, green, turquoise, puce, brownish-red, and black enamels and gilt. The globular pot stands on a footring, and has a short cylindrical neck, a slightly curved, upward-tilting spout, and a D-shaped handle. There are five holes behind the spout to emit the tea. The domed cover has a ventilation hole and a cone-shaped knob. On both sides of the pot there is a shaped oval panel with a gold edge. One is decorated with the Oriental Staghunt pattern, and the other with two Chinamen conversing in a garden with a building, and birds flying overhead. Round the shoulder there is a border of gold lappets. The cover is decorated with a landscape within a scalloped outline, and round the edge has gold lapets. The knob has red-brown strokes on its summit.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Professor Ffowcs-Williams
Height: 13.8 cm
Length: 18.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2016-01-25) by Ffowcs-Williams, Shon
18th Century, third quarter#
Production date:
circa
AD 1770
The Stag Hunt pattern was derived from Chinese famille rose export porcelain of the mid 18th century, on which it was combined with bianco-sopra-bianco (white on white) decoration. It was copied by several English porcelain factories, including Worcester , Derby, Lowestoft, and Chaffers and Gilbody in Liverpool. It has been suggested that the pattern on Worcester porcelain may have been executed in the decorating workshop of James Giles in London.
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, green turquoise, puce, brownish-red, and black)
gold
Body
presumed lead-glaze
Lead-glaze
presumed steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.706 & A-2016
Primary reference Number: 208388
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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