Skip to main content

Ladle: C.3-1993

An image of Ladle

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Production: Leeds Pottery (Uncertain)
Production: Unknown (Uncertain)

Entities

Categories

Description

Creamware ladle, with oval bowl of four lobes and four cusps, and a curved handle.

Creamware, moulded and lead-glazed. The oval bowl has four lobes and four cusps on the slightly projecting edge. The curved handle is reeded and ornamented with an acanthus leaf and a row of husks; its end is squared off.

Notes

History note: Messrs A.F. Allbrook, Essex, from whom purchased in May, 1989 by Sir Ivor Batchelor; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor

Legal notes

Given by Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor

Measurements and weight

Length: 22.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Leeds (Yorks.) ⪼ Yorkshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1993-01-18) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

18th Century, Late
George III
Circa 1775 CE - 1800 CE

Note

Attributtion to Leeds uncertain

School or Style

Rococo

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Creamware
Lead-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3-1993
Primary reference Number: 74494
Old object number: 157
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 July 2018 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ladle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74494 Accessed: 2024-12-27 01:15:29

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74494 |title=Ladle |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-27 01:15:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-74494

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa8/C_3_1993.jpg"
        alt="Ladle"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Ladle</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...