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Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)
Tin-glazed earthenware decorated in polychrome with Chinese flowering plants and three fish.
Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted in olive-green, yellow, red, and manganese-purple. Circular with sloping rim, and shallow well. Decorated in the middle with a group of Chinese flowering plants in a lobed medallion; and on the rim, with three red fish with sprays of flowers between them. On the back, painted in blue, are the initials and date 'W . T ./1752'
History note: Arthur Edward Clarke Collection; sold in the Clarke sale at Sotheby's, 18 June 1919, Well known and extensive collection of English pottery with some fine old English Furniture, part of lot 99
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 21.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Production date:
AD 1752
: dated
Fish decoration is unusual on English delftware
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( green, yellow, red, and manganese-purple)
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted in green, yellow, red, and manganese-purple
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: the first dot is large and raised, the second has a circle round it, and is followed by an ? open comma or small 9
Accession number: C.1682-1928
Primary reference Number: 72447
Old object number: 4062
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: E.278.1900
Accession Number: C.183B-1934
Accession Number: C.183C-1934
Accession Number: C.3-1969
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