Bowl: C.16-2000

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

Entities

• Bowl
• two-handled bowl

Categories

• Bone china

Description

Bone china, moulded, painted overglaze in shades of green, yellow, brown, and greyish-white enamels, and gilt. Oval with deep curved sides, sloping rim with a slightly wavy edge, and two handles in the form of swan's heads and necks rising from stylized feathers on the interior, and curving inwards so that their beaks rest on the feathers. The interior of the rim, and the top edge of the boot have 'embossed borders' moulded integrally with the body, comprising pairs of dolphins with entwined tails separated by a vase flanked by two wings or foliage, with scrolls above. The interior is decorated with a spray of white lilies; one side has a water lily, four leaves and roots, and the other side, a spray of lily of the valley. There is a heavy gold line round the foot, the rim, and the outlines of the swan's feathers. Their beaks are gilded overall and their eyes are picked out in gold.

Notes

History note: The donor's family; given by Mrs Hamilton in memory of her husband, Professor James Hamilton

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J. Hamilton in memory of her husband, Professor James Hamilton

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2000-10-09) by Hamilton, Mrs James

Dating

19th Century, Early
George III
Production date: circa AD 1813 : The donor's wife, who dealt the Museum over the gift, said that Robert Copeland had given the opinion that the bowl dated from about 1813. The bowl came from a service of which two sauceboats and a shell-shaped dish survived, but were badly discoloured with brown speckles.