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Plate: C.1520-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: unidentified Dutch pottery (Possibly)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with a waggon in a landscape

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted and sponged in blue. Circular with a sloping rim, shallow well and flat underside. Painted over the whole surface with a landscape enclosed by a narrow circle. In the middle a covered waggon drawn by four horses is travelling to the left. The waggoner carries his whip over his shoulder and walks to the left near a pond in the foreground, flanked by low bushes and on the left, a fence. In the distance there is a small group of buildings on a hill flanked by sponged trees. On the back there is a heart-shaped outline enclosing the initials and date 'F.H/1723'.

Notes

History note: Mr Richards, Nottingham. W.F.A. Wilson; Christie's 15-16 November 1906,Catalogue of the collection of old English pottery an d porcelain fromed by W.F.A. Wilson, part of lot 267; Mr Stoner, London; Mr Thomas Sutton, Eastbourne from whom purchased for £5 on 15 December 1906 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS. Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 22.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early
George I
Production date: dated AD 1723

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)

Materials used in production

bluish-white Tin-glaze
buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted and sponged in blue

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: F.H/1723
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1520-1928
Primary reference Number: 72154
Old object number: 2595

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

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

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