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The Head of Charles II in an Oak Tree: C.216-1928

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Titles

The Head of Charles II in an Oak Tree

Maker(s)

Potter: Talor, William

Entities

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Description

Earthenware dish, slip-coated, slip-trailed in two shades of brown and cream, and lead-glazed; Charles II's head in the Boscobel Oak flanked by a lion and a unicorn

Pale red earthenware, thrown, and coated on the front with pale cream slip, and slip-trailed in dark brown and dark ochre, and 'jewelled' in pale cream slips under yellow lead-glaze. The reverse is unglazed. Circular with a broad slightly sloping rim, curved sides, and flat central area. A suspension hole has been bored in the rim close to the edge at the top. The well is decorated with the head of Charles II in the Boscobel Oak flanked by a lion rampant and a unicorn. The rim is decorated with a trellis border broken at the bottom by a panel containing the name 'WILLIAM .TALOR' trailed in dark brown, with a row of dark ochre crosses below it.

Notes

History note: The wife of Mr Guy Francis of Wynne’s Park, Denbigh; sold by Mr Francis to Mr Stoner who sold it for £90 on 13 December 1910 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.3 cm
Width: 44 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
Charles II
Circa 1660 CE - 1680 CE

School or Style

Baroque

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Front Decoration composed of slip ( cream, dark red-brown, pale red)
Front composed of lead-glaze
Decoration
Front Surface

Materials used in production

pale red Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Red earthenware, thrown, coated in cream slip, slip-trailed in cream, dark red-brown, and dark ochre, and lead-glazed

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: the L looks more like a C

  • Text: WILLIAM.TALOR
  • Location: On rim
  • Method of creation: Slip-trailed in dark brown
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.216-1928
Primary reference Number: 73169
Old object nu ber: 3325

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 29 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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