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Churn: C.1911 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Herrmann, Peter
Decorator: Labhardt, Johann Martin

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Description

Red earthenware coated with white slip and decorated with incising and applied reliefs coloured green and yellow.

Red earthenware, coated with white over underlying dark brown slip with decoration incised through the former, and applied reliefs coloured green and yellow. Round the top is an applied wreath of oak leaves and acorns. Below this is a series of scenes: a man shooting chamois, two peasants, a trooper and a halberdier in seventeenth-century costume, and a grotesque squatting figure stretching his mouth with his fingers. Below these scenes are the names 'Joh: Martin Labhardt' and 'von (?) Peter Hermann Langnau. The lower part is encircled by an alpine scene with a chalet and a man and woman driving cows, goats, and swine; above a wreath of vine; below, a row of formal flowers. The base is encircled by acanthus leaves in relief. The circular lid is concave with a central hole, surrounded by an inscription: 'Zwischen heut und morgen, liegd eine lange Frist drum lerne schnell besorgen da du noch munter bist' (Betwixt today and tomorrow lies a long space, therefore learn to speed on your task whilst still you are lusty).

Notes

History note: J.J. Gubler, Zurich, from whom purchased in Oct. 1903 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 54.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Langnau ⪼ Canton of Berne ⪼ Switzerland

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Mid#
Circa 1849 CE - 1853 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( green and yellow) slip
Surface composed of lead-glazing

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing (pottery technique)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: von Peter Herrmann/Langnau
  • Location: Exterior of side
  • Method of creation: Incised through slip coating
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Joh: Martin Labhardt
  • Location: On exterior
  • Method of creation: Incised through slip coating
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: Zwischen heut und morgen, liegd eine lange Frist drum lerne schnell besorgen da du noch munter bist

  • Location: Inside lid
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1911 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72845
Old object number: 2377
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 February 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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