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Punch bowl: C.1551-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Lambeth High Street Pottery (Probably)
Proprietor: Griffith, Abigail
Proprietor: Griffith, William

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and yellow

Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue. Circular with curved sides standing on a footring. The inside is decorated with an inscription 'To, Granby,/The, Brave,' within a narrow border of lines and spotted oval motifs, and with a different border of stylized plant motifs below the rim. The exterior is decorated in Chinoiserie style with a man seated beside a table and a figure standing to his left beside a building repeated three times, separated by figure-of-eight shaped scrolled panels. The rim is encircled by a yellow band

Notes

History note: Said to have come from Langtoft Hall, near Market Deeping; the Sandell family (farm labouring people) of Thurlby near Bourne, Lincs; bought by Mr Hagger of Grimsby, who sold it via/or to his brother, Mr Hagger, antique dealer of Saffron Walden,who sold it on 17 December 1908 for £3S to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 19.1 cm
Height: 8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
Circa 1760 CE - 1765 CE

Note

John Manners, Marquis of Granby (1721-1770) became a popular hero during the Seven Years War (1756-63), particularly on account of successful battles fought in Germany at Warburg (1760), Veilinghausen (1761), Wilhelmstahl (1762) and Brüchermuhl (1762).

School or Style

Oriental

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

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

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue and yellow high-temperature colour
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: To, Granby,/The, Brave,
  • Location: In middle of interior
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1551-1928
Primary reference Number: 72203
Old object number: 3269

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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