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Plate: C.1712-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: Wincanton Pottery

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue, and in brown round the edge. Circular with a wide rim, shallow sloping sides, and recessed base. The front is decorated with an Oriental view of lake or river with a bridge, three boats, and a pavillion on the bank. On the reverse, there are three sprays of flowers, and flying insects, and in the middle, the place name and date, 'Wincanton/1739'.

Notes

History note: Puttick & Simpson, London, sold 20 October, 1922, lot 142; purchased in person by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 22.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, second quarter
George II
Production date: dated AD 1739

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue and brown)

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
shiny white Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Buff earthenware, moulded, covered with shiny white tin-glaze, and painted in blue, and in brown round the edge
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Wincanton/1739
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1712-1928
Primary reference Number: 72492
Old object number: 4068

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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