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Punch bowl: C.39-1934

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Current Location: In storage

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Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware punch bowl, with straight expanding sides and a curved bottom. Of a greyish tin glaze. Polychrome with flowers and Chinese leaf symbols, in blue, dark green, and iron red. With exotic birds among flowers.

Notes

History note: Cecil Baring, 3rd Lord Revelstoke (1864-1934); sold Puttick & Simpson, London, 20-23 November 1934, Catalogue of an Important Collection of Old English Pottery, the property of the Rt. Hon. Lord Revelstoke, on 22nd November, p. 47, lot 570.

Legal notes

Purchased with the Glaisher Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 21.3 cm
Width: 39.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1934-11-20) by Puttick & Simpson

Dating

18th Century, Mid
1730 CE - 1740 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high temperature colours

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.39-1934
Primary reference Number: 74769
Glaisher addition number: Gl. Add.56-1934

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

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

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