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Pottery:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, green, yellow, and red with a central medallion containing a tulip and other plants, surrounded by a border of two-coloured leaves and fruits; blue dashes round the edge
Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow, and red; the reverse also tin-glazed. Circular with deep curved sides and slightly everted frim, standing on a footring. The front is decorated with a central medallion framed by two concentric blue circles, enclosing a tulip flanked by two other flowers and leaves growing from a slight mound. Around this is a border of six split yellow and green leaves with stylized yellow fruits and blue leaves in the spaces between them. Round the edge there are two narrow blue concentric circles and broad blue dashes.
History note: Puttick & Simpson, London, 2 March 1909, lot 67; bought by Mr S. Fenton for Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 35 cm
Height: 7.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1735
CE
-
1745
CE
Made in Brislington or one of the Bristol potteries
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, and red)
buff
Earthenware
white
Tin-glaze
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow, and red high temperature (xide) colours; the reverse also tin-glazed
Accession number: C.1608-1928
Primary reference Number: 72301
Old object number: 3026
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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