Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain bowl, painted in polychrome enamels, with a chinoiserie scene.
Soft-paste porcelain bowl, painted in blue, green, yellow, red, purple and black enamel colours. Ten-sided, flaring bowl, standing on a footring. Decorated with a chinoiserie scene: a seated lady is approached by a boy carrying a sheaf of corn on a stock; rocks and a tree on the right; fence and flowering plant on the left. On the other side, a landscape featuring an island and a boat on a lake. Inside, a floral spray in the centre and a border of green diaper interrupted by four floral panels.
History note: Dr and Mrs Hugh Statham; Dr Statham died 1967; Mrs Statham died 1970; their daughter, Miss Beryl Statham by whom lent anonymously in 1970. Bequeathed by Miss Statham, 1990, accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Bequeathed by Miss Statham, accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Diameter: 8.9 cm
Height: 6.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (1990) by H.M. Government
18th Century, Mid#
George II
Circa
1752
-
1756
Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, yellow, red, purple and black)
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Steatitic soft-paste porcelain painted in blue, green, yellow, red, purple and black enamel colours
Accession number: C.51-1992
Primary reference Number: 37228
Old object number: Statham Loan 19-1970
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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