Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Factory:
Worcester Porcelain Factory
Entities
Categories
Description
Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, painted in Imari style underglaze in blue, onglaze in iron-red, turquoise, pink and green enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, painted underglaze in blue, onglaze in iron-red, turquoise, pink and green enamels, and gilt. The teapot is of circular, globular shape, supported on a low footring, with ribbed loop handles, and curved spout. The domed cover is surmounted bya flower and leaf knob. The sides of the teapot are painted in Imari style with four vertical gros-bleu panels reserved with a red mons on a floral or diaper ground, alternating with four panels with a gros-bleu mons, on a ground painted with a flowering tree or trellis or trellis diaper; the underside of the spout has a pink florette, with a rococo motif on the handle; the cover is decorated en suite, with the flower knob coloured in pink and green.
Notes
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Legal notes
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Measurements and weight
Height: 13.5 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Place(s) associated
-
Worcester
⪼ Worcestershire
⪼ England
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1932)
by
Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
Dating
18th Century
George III
Circa
1760
-
1770
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( iron-red, turquoise, pink and green)
cobalt-blue
gold
Materials used in production
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Glazing (coating)
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: open crescent
- Location: On teapot
- Method of creation: Underglaze in blue
- Type: Mark
Inscription present: small rectangular label
- Text: FRANCES L. DICKSON
- Method of creation: In script
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.123 & A-1932
Primary reference Number: 33844
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Wednesday 21 October 2015
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
