Charger: Theme of tenderness
Artist: Mellon, Eric James
Stoneware with philadelphus ash glaze (according to the inscription on base), decorated with a mythological scene showing two female figures (one playing a flute, one with a fox) atop a leaping horse above two amorous figures below, the rim with a border of radiating lines. The underside decorated with trees, a fox and further figures, including a mermaid.
Lent by the Keatley Trust
Method of acquisition: Lent (2021-12-01) by Keatley Trust
20th Century#
Production date:
AD 1984
Accession number: AAL.8-2021
Primary reference Number: 308037
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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