Factory: Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain butter tub and cover, transfer-printed and painted underglaze in blue with Chinese scenes.
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed and painted underglaze in blue. The cylindrical tub has two projecting shell handles, and stands on a low flattened footring. The domed cover (A) is surmounted by a flower knob. Both pieces are transfer-printed with a figure standing on a bridge in a Chinese river landscape, the rims with double line borders. The knob and handle are highlighted in blue.
History note: Bought from J. Camp & Son, 190 and 192 London Road North, Lowestoft, August 22nd 1922, £5.15s
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 14.7 cm
Height: 8.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1790
CE
-
1800
CE
Decoration composed of cobalt-blue
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.3119 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 38330
Old object number: 3877, vol. 19
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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