Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Factory:
Unidentified Delft factory
(Possibly)
Factory:
Unidentified Haarlem factory
(Possibly)
Entities
Categories
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware plate painted in yellow and manganese-brown with foliage and winged cherub's heads
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in yellow and manganese-brown. Circular with a narrow rim, and curved sides, standing on a footring which has been pierced for suspension. In the middle there is a medallion framed by brown striations over a broad yellow circle enclosing a cherub's head with a cross below it surrounded by stylized foliage. Outside the border there is a wide zone of foliage with a winged cherub's head with a cross below it at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock. Above the central frame and on the lower edge there is a mount with folded wings above it. The rim is encircled by a brown striations over a broad yellow band.
Notes
History note: Sir Thomas Thornhill (1837-1900), Riddlesworth Hall, Norfolk; Mr Johnson, Bury St Edmunds, from whom bought for 8s. 6d. on 31 October 1894 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Legal notes
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Diameter: 26 cm
Height: 3.8 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Note
The decoration on this dish is a debased form of the grotesque decoration executed in Urbino and other Italian cities in the late 16th century, and 17th century.
School or Style
Urbino
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( yellow and manganese-brown)
Materials used in production
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in yellow and manganese-brown
Tin-glazing
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.2628-1928
Primary reference Number: 73822
Old object number: 47
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024
Last processed: Tuesday 15 July 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
