Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Factory:
Barr, Flight and Barr
Entities
Categories
Description
Soft-paste porcelain coffee can, painted with The Four Elements in a deep salmon-pink/orange ground, bat-printed in black, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain coffee can, painted with a deep salmon-pink/orange ground, bat-printed in black, and gilt. The coffee can (L), is of circular shape with waisted base to the sloping sides. It is decorated with a salmon-pink border gilt with a vermicular pattern, and banded in gilt, reserved with octagonal panels containing classical deities representative of The Four Elements, bat-printed in black.
Notes
History note: Unknown before donor
Legal notes
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Measurements and weight
Height: 6.0 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Place(s) associated
-
Worcester
⪼ Worcestershire
⪼ England
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1918-08-28)
by
Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
Dating
19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa
1804
CE
-
1813
CE
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( black, salmon-pink/orange ground)
gold
Rim
Diameter 6.1 cm
Materials used in production
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Inscription or legends present
- Text: crown over BFB
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Impressed
- Type: Factory mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.96L-1918
Primary reference Number: 37303
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Wednesday 16 November 2016
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
