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Jug: C.116-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Potter: Richardson, George, potter (Probably)

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Description

Earthenware, with incised and slip-trailed decoration, and lead-glaze. Slip-trailed inscription G R WROTHAM W A K

Hard dark red earthenware, appearing dark brown, thrown, incised, and decorated with slip-trailing in white which appears pale yellowish and olive-green under the lead-glaze. Bulbous pear-shaped body with cylindrical neck and loop handle. Around the widest part of the body is trailed G R WROTHAM WAK with groups of dots between the letters.

Notes

History note: Acquired by the vendor from a farmhouse at Rolvenden, near Tenterden; sold London, Christie's, 26 April 1917, lot 7; purchased for 100 guineas (£105) by Mr Stoner on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 29.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

17th Century, Mid
Charles I
Commonwealth
Circa 1640 CE - 1660 CE

Note

The form of this jug and its very dark brown colour are very different from the majority of slip-trailed Wrotham wares and suggest that the potter was influenced by German stoneware. The initials GR probably stand for the potter, George Richardson, who initialled pots between 1642 and 1677, and died in 1687.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip
Body

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: G R WROTHAM W A K
  • Location: On exterior of body
  • Method of creation: Slip-trailed
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.116-1928
Primary reference Number: 71435
Old object number: 4820

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 29 December 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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