Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Probably)
Pottery:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Entities
Categories
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware painted and sponged in blue with putti, insects and trees
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted and sponged in blue. The pot has a bulbous body with a short sloping neck, an applied tubular spout, and two strap handles which are rounded on the inside and concave on the outside. The domed cover has a narrow flange round the edge, and a mushroom-shaped finial. The front is decorated on either side of the spout with a stout putto holding an arrow standing beside a sponged tree and plants, and with schematic birds and clouds above. On the back there is a central putto between two trees and plants, two flying putti holding arrows, a large insect, and numerous schematic birds and clouds. The neck is encircled by a border of ju-i scrolls with two horizontal lines above and below. The spout has short strokes on the sides, and horizontal strokes interrupted by two circles on the front. The handles have a line down each side, and horizontal stripes interrupted by two ellipses on the back. The cover is decorated with three flying putti, three sponged trees, and plants.
Notes
History note: Said by the vendor to have come from Bromley Kent; Mr F.C. Fripp (watchmaker and jeweller) 1 Beach Street, Dover, who sold it for £3 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 22.2 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, Early
Queen Anne
Circa
1710
CE
-
1720
CE
Note
This pot was probably made in London, but might have been made at either Brislington or Bristol
School or Style
Baroque
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue from cobalt)
Cover
Width 17.6 cm
Body
Handles
Spout
Materials used in production
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Tin-glazing
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.1513 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72124
Old object number: 3845
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
