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Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue. Circular bowl with deep sloping curved sides, standing on a hollow stem with a spreading circular foot. The exterior of the bowl is painted with an arcade with clustered columns enclosing floral sprays and insects. The spandrels above are filled with foliage except one which has an oval cartouche inscribed 'Dan: Whincopp/1727'. The stem is decorated with birds, flowers and foliage. Inside there is a central group of stylized flowers and leaves, and on the sides, flying birds alternating with floral sprays.
History note: Mr Stoner, London, from whom purchased for £12.10s.0d. on 19 May 1905 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 30.5 cm
Height: 25.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, second quarter#
George II
Production date:
dated
AD 1727
: George II succeeded in 1727
Despite the unusual arcade on the exterior it is not possible yet to give a conclusive attribution for this bowl, because the other decoration is comparable to motifs found on London and Bristol and Brislington wares
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
buff
Earthenware
white
Tin-glaze
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed, and painted in blue high-temperature colour
Accession number: C.1523-1928
Primary reference Number: 72161
Old object number: 2310
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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