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Teabowl: C.4 & A-1998

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Production: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Pearlware teabowl and saucer painted in enamels with floral sprigs and border

Teabowl and saucer. White earthenware, moulded, covered with unevenly applied blue-tinted lead-glaze, and painted overglaze in blue, green, red, pink, and dark pink enamel colours. The circular cup has deep, double-curved sides, and stands on a footring. The upper curve is fluted on the exterior and the rim is lightly scalloped. The circular saucer has deep double-curved sides, and stands on a footring. The upper curve is fluted on the interior and the rim is lightly scalloped.
The inside of the cup is decorated with a central sprig with a blue flower, and below the rim has a border comprising a dark pink band with a sgraffito horizontal wavy line, and a green band below, broken at four points by a rose with three pendant stems of tiny red flowers and leaves, flanked by four blue curved strokes. The exterior is decorated with a rose sprig and three stylised floral sprigs, separated by paired leaves. The interior of the saucer is decorated with a central sprig with a blue flower, four floral sprigs and a similar border.

Notes

History note: Messrs A.F. Allbrook, Essex, from whom purchased in November 1980 by Sir Ivor Batchelor; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor

Legal notes

Given by Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1998-01-19) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1790 CE - 1800 CE

Note

English, probably Staffordshire

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( in blue, green, red, pink and dark pink)
Saucer Diameter 12.4 cm Height 3.2 cm
Cup Diameter 8.2 cm Height 4.9 cm

Materials used in production

blue-tinted Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : White earthenware, moulded, covered with unevenly applied blue-tinted lead-glaze, and painted overglaze in blue, green, red, pink and dark pink enamel colours.
Lead-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: white stick-on label, removed on accession

  • Text: 73A/73B
  • Method of creation: In black ink
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4 & A-1998
Primary reference Number: 28551
Old object number: 73A and 73B

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 February 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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