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Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted overglaze in blue at a later date
Buff earthenware, thrown, with applied handles, spout, and finial, tin-glazed, and painted overglaze in blue. The pot has a bulbous body, a broad cylindrical neck, two strap handles with rolled terminals, and a sucking spout; the domed cover has a narrow flat rim, and a mushroom-shaped finial.The front is painted with the inscription 'BEE MERRY' on either side of the spout, and on the back with 'AND WISE', with groups of five dots before and after the words. The front of the lid is inscribed 'I.S/1691'.\par
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History note: Undisclosed vendor in Brighton; Mr Stoner, London from whom purchased on 9 November, 1908 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge2
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 24.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
James II
William III and Mary II
William III (1750-1702)
Circa
1685
CE
-
1700
CE
This pot could have been made in London, Brislington or Bristol in the late 17th century but the inscription, initials, and date were added much later, probably in the last decade of the 19th century in the early 20th century before its purchase in 1908
Inscriptions
composed of
enamel
( presumed blue enamel;)
Body
except for the footring
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Inscription present: there are groups of five dots before and after the words
Accession number: C.1345 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 71843
Old object number: 2883
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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