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Teapot: C.91 & A-1918

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Engraver: Hancock, Robert (Design)

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, transfer-printed onglaze in purple with 'The Three Fishers' and on the other with 'The Two Shepherds' on the pot.

Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, transfer-printed onglaze in purple. Decorated on one side with 'The Three Fishers' and on the other with 'The Two Shepherds'. On the cover, a windmill flanked by trees, and a ruin with a tower flanked by trees. Purple line encircles rim of cover and neck of pot.

Legal notes

Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.7 cm
Width: 15.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Worcester ⪼ Worcestershire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
George III
Production date: circa AD 1765

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( purple)

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed onglaze in purple

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.91 & A-1918
Primary reference Number: 32852
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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