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Pharmacy jar: C.2462-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: The Porcelain Dish Factory
Proprietor of factory: Duijn, Johannes van

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue

Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed, and painted in blue. Cylindrical with a short neck, rounded shoulders, and straight sides with a slight bulge and contraction just above the base. The front is decorated with a cartouche enclosing the name of the drug: 'C/FL:Calendul' (Confection of Marigold Flowers), and enclosed by a baroque frame comprising scrollwork with dangling tassels on each side, a basket of fruit and flowers between two peacocks at the top, and at the bottom, a winged cherub's head flanked by swags of fruit.

Notes

History note: Antwerp, where bought privately about 1896 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.5 cm
Height: 17.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
Circa 1764 CE - 1773 CE

Note

The Porcelain Dish Factory (De Porceleyne Schotel) operated between 1598 and 1791. The mark indicates that the jar was made during the directorship of Johannes van Duijn, 1764-72, or his widow 1772-3

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Base Diameter 9.9 cm

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing (pottery technique) : Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed, and painted in blue
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: VD are joined, and there appears to be two ns at the end instead of one

  • Text: VDuynn
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: C/FL: CALENDUL
  • Location: On front of jar
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2462-1928
Primary reference Number: 73550
Old object number: 241

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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