Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Probably)
Pottery:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Entities
Categories
Description
Buff earthenware, tin-gazed bluish-white and painted in blue. The goblet-shaped cup stands on a high domed foot. On each side it has a handle made of two rolls of clay with a serpent applied to the outside, and twisted lower terminals. The domed cover is in the form of a crown with alternating fleur-de-lys and Maltese crosses round the edge, and a large knob surrounded by four everted leaves and surmounted by a Maltese cross. Below the rim of the cup is a panel inscribed 'IH' and on the other side, another inscribed '1700'. The sides of the cup are decorated wth a cupid armed with a bow and arrows, and a naked figure wth a spear amidst stylized plants, dotted circles, and dots. The cover is decorated with stylized flowers, foliage, and dotted circles.
Notes
History note: Possibly from the Hodgkin collection and offered to Dr Glaisher about 1913 by Mr Harding, London; Mr Frank Stoner, London, from whom purchased for £5 on 29 October 1920 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 29.2 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, Early
Anne
Production date:
dated
AD 1700
School or Style
Baroque
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue derived from cobalt oxide)
Body
Fleur-de-lys
Handles
Maltese Crosses
Materials used in production
buff
Earthenware
very shiny bluish-white
Tin-glazing
Techniques used in production
Tin-glazing
Inscription or legends present
- Text: I H
- Location: In panel below the rim
- Method of creation: Painted in blue
- Type: Initials
- Text: 1700
- Location: In panel below the rim
- Method of creation: Painted in blue
- Type: Date
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.1509 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72114
Old object numbe: 4863
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024
Last processed: Tuesday 15 July 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
