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Dish: George I
Pottery: Norfolk House (Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware dish painted with a king, probably George I, crowned, and carrying an orb and sceptre, standing between sponged trees; blue dash border.
Earthenware, tin-glazed bluish-white on the front, painted in blue, green, yellow, and red, and sponged in green; the back covered with bluish-grey tin-glaze with blue speckles. Circular with deep curved sides and everted rim, standing on a footring. Painted in the middle with a standing king, probably George I, crowned, and wearing coronation robes, and holding an orb in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. On either side are sponged three-tiered trees with pairs of groups of three red strokes at the bottom and between the tiers. The edge is encircled by two narrow blue bands, and blue dashes.
History note: Purchased in 1898 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 34 cm
Height: 7.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
George I
Circa
1714
CE
-
1727
CE
Formerly attributed to Bristol
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, and red)
bluish-white
Tin-glaze
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed bluish-white and painted in blue, green, yellow, and red, and sponged in green; the back is covered with bluish-grey tin-glaze with many blue speckles
Accession number: C.1639-1928
Primary reference Number: 72368
Old object number: 696
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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