15929910390001312637261000Standard Recordobject-72454170810661509016870081540001708106603488fitz-onlineadlib-object-72454https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7245475c08602-04c6-36b4-980b-c5296debce506referenceterm-108348adlib-term-108348667e7a19-db33-3d85-bd9b-c2dafd8e02fftin-glazed earthenwarereferenceterm-110399adlib-term-110399c2c214aa-c7b2-3bbe-8460-214ed187b114English delftwarereferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherblue, green, yellow, and manganese-purplereferenceterm-108364adlib-term-108364115b8729-a560-35c1-b654-4b9d2fc5f68bhigh-temperature coloursDecorationin blue, green, yellow, and manganese-purplereferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingApplied Artstin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, green, yellow,and manganese-purpleBuff earthenware, tin-glazed pale greenish-grey and painted in blue, green, yellow, and manganese-purple. Circular with a narrow sloping rim, shallow sloping sides and flat centre. The middle is decorated with a hot-air balloon in the sky over a house, trees, and a fence. The rim has a border of green festoons with manganese pendants between them, blue floral sprays, and a blue feathered edge.C.1687-19281accession numberC.1687-192872454priref72454old object number1005urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72454https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72454referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928-12-07bequeathedEntry date: 192817841784CE1784circa17841786probably made in 1784 or a little later11786CE17861786probablypotteryreferenceagent-188412adlib-agent-188412ef367e4a-3fbe-3a6e-bb27-14c4391ff666Unidentified Lambeth PotteryProbably made at Lambeth, at either the Lambeth High Street or Glasshouse Street potteries. The scene was probably inspired by Vincenzo Lunardi's flight from Moorfields in London in 1784 or several which he made from St George's Fields, Southwark in 1785.referenceterm-106779adlib-term-106779f0706fcd-d94c-3987-bcb5-f7f794332b6a18th Century, Latereferenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-108424adlib-term-1084247581123a-2c9b-375a-bf9d-9e2fe0f9ff04literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralSurreySurreyregionLambethgreenish whitereferenceterm-39575adlib-term-39575cdf6707a-1eeb-3622-a26b-6e54f1f8d4abtin-glazereferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwareDiametercm23.2Heightcm3.1referencemedia-170232adlib-media-170232a2335f4f-0733-3faf-ab6d-a4592aea6d9djpegaa/aa27/C_1687_1928.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels59516162699294731imagejpegaa/aa27/mid_C_1687_1928.jpg1heightpixels639widthpixels50016162699294731imagejpegaa/aa27/C_1687_1928.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels59516162699294731imagejpegaa/aa27/preview_C_1687_1928.jpg1heightpixels319widthpixels25016162699294731image0media
imagereferenceterm-34935adlib-term-34935b6750733-fe79-33fc-b39a-c296fcd223b4plateobject namereferenceterm-110399adlib-term-110399c2c214aa-c7b2-3bbe-8460-214ed187b114English delftwarecategoryballooning platehistory notePurchased from the Cambridge dealer Mr Freeman, in May 1889 for 12s. 6d. by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge1referenceobject-72453adlib-object-724535051e07c-7b58-3b14-a532-f714f0dd1be21reference1term-34935adlib-term-34935b6750733-fe79-33fc-b39a-c296fcd223b4plateplate1referenceobject-72455adlib-object-72455c9f2b14b-b6db-3c7e-ae9d-a966c68ca7161reference1term-34935adlib-term-34935b6750733-fe79-33fc-b39a-c296fcd223b4plateplate1referenceobject-72223adlib-object-7222307e5cee6-1288-334e-8706-5ce6873459c61reference1term-34935adlib-term-34935b6750733-fe79-33fc-b39a-c296fcd223b4plateplatereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. Vol. I, p. 209, no. 1687 attributed to Bristol, late 18th century209referencepublication-1031adlib-publication-1031a5cc6cb3-2b6f-390a-af51-7e9d123e55edCatalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum CambridgePubl. p. 92, no. B.16, attributed to London, probably Lambeth, c. 1784 or a little later92referencepublication-7519adlib-publication-751966216bb6-1f3a-3a73-a29c-2d840342ae63Delftware in the Fitzwilliam MuseumRef. p. 140, an aquatint by F. Jukes, 1784, entitled 'A View of Mr Lunardi's Balloon', and see text p. 141. Cf. two comparable ballooning plates, p. 162, nos. 10.51 and10.52, attributed to London, c. 1785140-1, 162referencepublication-2300adlib-publication-2300aa6f58fa-97f5-3f6f-888b-78175e14a04bEnglish Delftware in the Bristol Collectionreferencepublication-2299adlib-publication-2299aba3869a-d038-351e-ad98-23fe16247f95Delftware. The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles. A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert MuseumCf. p. 130, no. D.95 a plate of comparable design, but different colouring130referencepublication-3435adlib-publication-3435afe4d0a6-f959-33ac-bcb6-daa2744cf555The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware, Volume 2, DelftwareCf. p. 127 1A Ballooning Plate with 1B Print of Lunardi’s ascent from the 'European Magazine', c. 1783.127-42referencepublication-200002914adlib-publication-200002914ed5b5abc-f925-3f39-a81d-3c6a91cad592Later London delftware 1780-1810referencepublication-8504adlib-publication-850439729268-5bb1-355c-bdf5-a362637c391aBalloon Madness, Flights of Imagination in Britain, 1783-1786activityreferenceterm-25566adlib-term-2556693313112-1f4d-31e7-b058-615d240bbca3ballooningobject namereferenceterm-97178adlib-term-9717895f81810-8f1c-3e75-84ae-913adbf39e74hot-air balloonliteralballooningballooningliteralhot-air balloonhot-air balloonreferenceterm-34935adlib-term-34935b6750733-fe79-33fc-b39a-c296fcd223b4plateplatetin-glazed earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed pale greenish-white, and painted in blue, green, yellow, and manganese-purple high temperature (oxide) colours; the glaze on the reverse is greenish-grey and there are three peg marks on the back of the rimreferenceterm-111179adlib-term-111179be5c887b-c0ed-3d89-82b2-c3a870e72a68mouldingthick, pale greenish-grey with pin-holesreferenceterm-120059adlib-term-120059dfa315b5-819d-37ab-ab22-bddfdbb3cbe7tin-glazingBallooning Plateobject
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