Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Maker(s)
Factory:
West Pans Porcelain Manufactory
Potter:
Littler, William
Entities
Categories
Description
Soft-paste porcelain leaf dish, painted underglaze in blue, overglaze in red and green enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain leaf dish, moulded, painted underglaze in blue, overglaze in red and green enamels, and gilt. The circular dish is moulded with a border of six heart-shaped leaves. These are edged and veined in blue underglaze, red and green, and cold gilding. The centre is painted with a bouquet of flowers.
Notes
History note: Mr Stoner, London, from whom purchased for £16.10s. on May 14 1917, by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Diameter: 22.8 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1764
CE
-
1777
CE
Note
Attributed to Longton Hall on accession
School or Style
Rococo
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( blue, red and green)
cobalt-blue
gold
Materials used in production
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted in underglaze blue, red and green enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: indistinct crossed Ls
- Text: crossed Ls
- Method of creation: Painted underglaze blue
- Type: Mark
References and bibliographic entries
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.3093-1928
Primary reference Number: 38222
Old object number: 4497
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 27 March 2017
Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
