Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Maker(s)
Factory:
Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
Entities
Categories
Description
Soft-paste porcelain coffee pot and cover, painted with Chinese figures in polychrome enamels.
Soft-paste porcelain coffee pot and cover, painted in red, purple, pink, yellow, green, brown, turquoise and black enamels. The pear-shaped coffee pot has a curved spout and scrolled strap handle with kick terminal. The domed cover is surmounted by a bun knob. It is painted with Chinese mandarin figures in gardens, the rim with a red scroll and arrow border, and the cover painted en suite.
Legal notes
Given by Mrs F. Recordon
Measurements and weight
Height: 24 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Place(s) associated
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Lowestoft
⪼ Suffolk
⪼ England
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1967)
by
Recordon, F., Mrs
Dating
18th Century, second half#
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1775
School or Style
Chinoiserie
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( red, purple, pink, yellow, green, brown, turquoise and black)
Materials used in production
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Glazing (coating)
: Soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, purple, pink, yellow, green, brown, turquoise and black enamels
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.10 & A-1967
Primary reference Number: 38447
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Wednesday 6 January 2021
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
