15929841860001312637261000Standard Recordobject-38874170206283501915028969990001702062268675fitz-onlineadlib-object-38874https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/38874e477bb18-bb0b-3ccf-85f4-58728254e8125personreferenceagent-150796adlib-agent-150796ec5a0c8a-e54c-3735-adea-0fd5dd14f994Cupidreferenceterm-37642adlib-term-376428f36efe3-4fe1-3da2-9944-000db5687ad7porcelainreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainreferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherreferenceterm-102639adlib-term-1026392c240716-c1bb-36c4-9594-b0a98f1208c2allegoryApplied ArtsCupid at Vulcan's Forge, representing Fire from a Set of Elements, of 'Snowman' type. Glassy soft-paste porcelain, appearing creamy-white, moulded, and covered with thick clear lead-glaze with black speckles here and there, particularly on the top of the base, which has a 'dry' edge. The flat underside is unglazed and has a small circular ventialation hole under the forge, and a large rectangular one on the right under the figure. The base is rectangular and is decorated round the side and front edges with applied leaves and daisies. The infant Cupid sits on a low rock on the right, leaning forward towards the forge to warm his hands. He has short hair and is nude apart from a drape. The forge is square with incurved sides and has a flaming chimney with scrolls on the corners. A shovel and tongues rest against the front.C.3084-19281accession numberC.3084-192838874priref38874old object number5118urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/38874https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/38874rectangular with cut corners and a black line border, inscribed in black ink in Dr J.W.L. Glaisher's handon the basehandwritten in black ink5118/Figure of a boy/warming his/hands by a fire/of white French/soft paste [crossed out] frm a///b. at Sotheby's/Nov. 6 1928/[Hercules Read /sale]labelremoved since purchase by Dr J.W.L. GlaisherFrench pâte tendrelabelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928bequeathedEntry date: 192817501750CE1750circa1750175211752CE17521752factoryreferenceagent-157353adlib-agent-157353ee341976-4c4e-3243-8299-77c6d3a242eaLongton Hall Porcelain Manufactoryproductionreferenceagent-80607adlib-agent-80607ae5505f9-15ed-3c81-a91a-00cf247604ceLittler, WilliamLongton Hall is situated near Newcastle-under-Lyme, StaffordshireThe glassy soft-paste porcelain of Longton Hall contained flint glass, ground flint, gypsum, limestone, and ball clay. The lead in the glass permitted it to fuse at a lower temperature, but also made it prone to warp or collapse during firing. This is shown by many warped waster fragments excavated on the site.referenceterm-106451adlib-term-1064519cdfd62c-ee07-3884-ae08-c797aad0863118th Century, Midreferenceterm-110389adlib-term-1103896a581738-18db-3f82-921a-35963516d3cfliteralEnglandEnglandcountryliteralStaffordshireStaffordshireregionLongton Hallexcept for the basereferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazereferenceterm-110435adlib-term-110435e614019a-82f0-327e-bf59-f4b8242e1854glassy soft-paste porcelainDepthcm9.9Heightcm12.4Widthcm16.1referenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurehistory noteSir Hercules Read; sold Sotheby's, 6 November 1928, Catalogue of the varied and extensive collection of works of art, the property of Sir Hercules Read, 2nd day, part of lot 192; purchased by Hunt (or Hant) for £18 for both parts for Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridgereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 18, second day, part of lot 19218referencepublication-5992adlib-publication-59928a149648-22a4-3abd-a46f-b09a2d1b9493Catalogue of the Varied and Extensive Collection of Works of Art, The Property of Sir Hercules Read, 6, Palace Gardens Terrace, W.8Publ. Vol. 1, p. 391, no. 3084, Vol. II, pl. 244E391referencepublication-1031adlib-publication-1031a5cc6cb3-2b6f-390a-af51-7e9d123e55edCatalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridgereferencepublication-200000870adlib-publication-200000870b2a2c0d6-06b5-312a-abff-9c595843653eEarly Staffordshire Chinareferencepublication-1228adlib-publication-12280956476c-7b14-3916-ac31-9e0809269ce3Longton Hall PorcelainPubl. pl. 173 and see text p. 261261referencepublication-2615adlib-publication-261512dac179-7352-34cf-a17d-37cdcaefefb9English CeramicsRef. pp. 149-53pp. 149-53referencepublication-200000874adlib-publication-2000008749719d93c-fe22-36a4-9df2-e9b1e9bc21e4Porcelain Figures of the 'Snowman' TechniqueRef. The model is no. 011, see p. 308, Appendix O, Longton Hall figures. For a discussion of the early Longton Hall figures, which are described as 'snowmen' because of their thick glaze, see pp. 224-5p. 308referencepublication-2713adlib-publication-2713ec8d1453-f0d0-3e42-bdb8-d2abd630e13618th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795Ref. For analysis of the Longton Hall Body3-27referencepublication-200000871adlib-publication-200000871a32610cf-0eff-35e2-83c5-b1b95f1b4ba9A technological study of English porcelainsRef. This report is included in Watney, Bernard M., Excavations at Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory, Part 3: the porcelain and other ceramic finds94-108referencepublication-200000872adlib-publication-200000872ea0656b1-5fc0-3179-a200-818ff470a6b3Report on the examination and analysis of some porcelains from Longton Hall and West Pansreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rocococonceptreferenceterm-24787adlib-term-24787b14c69fa-2922-37ee-9bc3-cfdee85aba7dfireactivityreferenceterm-110437adlib-term-1104372b9def32-9a5f-388b-8145-0152fc4519d0hand-warmingplace typereferenceterm-110436adlib-term-110436e5e0bef3-1e18-363b-af0a-b69300aebd5cVulcan's Forgeliteralfirefireliteralhand-warminghand-warmingliteralVulcan's ForgeVulcan's Forgereferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigureglassy soft-paste porcelain, appearing creamy-white, moulded, and covered with thick clear lead-glaze with black speckles here and there, particularly on the top of the base, which has a 'dry' edge. The flat underside is unglazed and has a small circular ventialation hole under the forge, and a large rectangular one on the right under the figurenot clear whether press-moulded or slip castreferenceterm-111179adlib-term-111179be5c887b-c0ed-3d89-82b2-c3a870e72a68mouldingexcept for the undersidereferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingCupid at Vulcan's Forge representing Fireobject
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