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Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery (Probably)
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue, and mounted in silver
Reddish-buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue; the rim and foot mounted in silver. Cylindrical with an applied loop handle, concave on the outside. The front is painted with a cartouche enclosing the inscription 'S.B/1659' , framed by scrolls, long sprays of paired leaves, and at the bottom, a cherub's head. The silver mounts round the rim and base have Van-dyked edges with studs above the points. The mount round the rim is wider than the other.
History note: Said to have belonged to a member of the Bailey family of Avening, near Stroud, Gloucestershire; Bryan T. Harland collection, Croydon; sold Sotheby's, February 11-12, 1931, 'The Harland collections: the well-known collection of English Pottery; various works of art', first day, lot 66
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 22 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1931-03-27) by Sotheby's
Mid 17th century
Commonwealth
Production date:
dated
AD 1659
In the Harland sale catalogue the initials were said to be those of a member of the Bayley family who were churchwardens at Avening, near Stroud, from 1677 onwards.
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
Mounts
composed of
silver
Body
reddish-buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Accession number: C.11-1931
Primary reference Number: 71817
Glaisher Additions number: Gl. Add.25-1931
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: GR.14.1936
Accession Number: M.56-1961
Accession Number: C.146-2010
Accession Number: GR.151e.1907
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