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Fragment: C.4.63-1964

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Lowestoft Porcelain Factory

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, and green, pink, and red enamels. Triangular fragment with part of a footring, probably from a saucer. Painted with a pink flower, part of a stem with green leaves, a blue leaf, and part of two blue leaves or flowers.

Notes

History note: Found in London outside the City boundary by G.F. Lawrence of Wandsworth and given by him to Bernard Rackham (1876-1964)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Bernard Rackham

Measurements and weight

Length: 4.7 cm
Width: 4.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Lowestoft ⪼ Suffolk ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Rackham, Bernard

Dating

18th Century, second half#
Circa 1760 CE - 1800 CE

School or Style

Chinese

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt) enamel ( green,pink, and red)

Materials used in production

presumed lead-glaze Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing : Soft-paste porcelain, painted underglaze in blue, lead-glazed, and painted overglaze in green, pink, and red enamels

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Lowestoft/china
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in pencil
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4.63-1964
Primary reference Number: 74899
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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