15929996520001312637261000Standard Recordobject-74920170810661501116868990450001708106603497fitz-onlineadlib-object-74920https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74920a1038f68-ef6b-3650-b2c3-2ae0b59a76165Art Director of Mintonreferenceagent-192154adlib-agent-192154008703e9-2a85-3b84-a33f-7620291deb49Arnoux, Leon1813-57; designer of formsreferenceagent-173234adlib-agent-173234f45c17a6-8606-3224-b71e-f1a1926aedfdJeannest, Pierre Emilepersonreferenceagent-150829adlib-agent-15082912e8b411-c52f-3a3a-99ed-a862ffafad8eTritonreferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwarereferenceterm-108657adlib-term-108657c170cd8e-fc63-3446-81a4-6682b5979808lead-glazed earthenwarereferenceterm-133689adlib-term-1336894ef26466-81ce-3d12-aa11-d9f705180c56majolica warereferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazereferenceterm-32638adlib-term-3263897b8d1a5-7b8f-3a2a-a275-7d001aeaae2benamelDecorationreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingDepthcm56Heightcm8Widthcm62.5StandHeightcm75Widthcm33Ewerreferenceterm-1111adlib-term-111146c949dd-f376-3538-878f-397baee5be09mythologyApplied ArtsEarthenware ewer and stand, moulded in several parts and decorated with applied high relief figures, green, ochre, buff and magenta majolica glazes and blue enamel.The ewer is of classical shape with a small foot, ovoid body, tall neck and scrolled rim. The highly ornate loop handle which extends above the rim is modelled as Triton, a merman bending backwards and clutching his bifurcated foliate tail. A moulded mermaid is applied below the spout, her arms spread as on the prow of a ship. The body is decorated with applied green foliage set on a magenta ground, two moulded masks and four large oval turquoise panels. The underside is hollow and clear-glazed, except for a broad foot-rim, with a central metal wing-nut bolting the base to the body.The stand is oval with a wide flared rim. Around the rim are four more moulded masks, holding oak-leaf swags over four slightly convex, plain turquoise ovals. The circular centre is mid-blue, encircled by a thin band of ochre and a wider band of green foliage on magenta ground. The underside is clear glazed.C 19referenceexhibition-1072adlib-exhibition-10725f0c5c3b-ca10-352c-8c84-8027304959ffVictorian and Edwardian Decorative Art - The Handley-Read Collectionreferenceexhibition-1682adlib-exhibition-16824e7148c5-e3d5-3b39-8195-7ad42d347c5fVariations on Ceramic Themes, Big is Beautiful?C.40 & A-19721accession numberC.40 & A-197274920priref74920urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74920https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74920circle with protruding lineunderside of standimpressedmarkA or triangleunderside of standimpressedAmarksmudgeunderside of ewerpainted in bluemark?referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPurchased with the Perceval Fund and grant-in-aid from the Victoria and Albert Museumreferenceagent-160895adlib-agent-160895a1eb7880-da59-3f1e-96f8-35488a6c8c56Stainton, Thomas197219721972-10-19boughtCheck date of accession in register1856CE1856date mark for 18561856factoryreferenceagent-153865adlib-agent-153865853be336-7cfb-32d1-aa54-fb4dff401cf0Minton & Co.designerreferenceagent-173234adlib-agent-173234f45c17a6-8606-3224-b71e-f1a1926aedfdJeannest, Pierre EmileAt least five examples of this shape, designed by Pierre Emile Jeannest (1813-57), are known. This and another have plain turquoise panels. Others have finely painted narrative panels. One of these, now in the Victoria & Albert Museum (no.8107&A-1863), was painted by Thomas Allen with classical gods (after Polidoro da Caravaggio) while the stand shows the Labours of Hercules (after Lebrun). It was shown by Minton at the London International Exhibition of 1862. The shape, however, was in use earlier as indicated by the date-mark, 1856, on the Fitzwilliam example and an early listing in the Minton ornamental shape book 3, c.1854-62, which reads: ‘616: ‘Ewer and stand, Jeannest, with Triton handle, H.2’6” ‘. The Greek god Triton, son of Poseidon, was the messenger of the sea; he is typically represented as the merman seen here.Minton, founded in 1793, originally produced blue printed earthenware and, later, creamware, bone china and other products, particularly tableware. Taking over in 1836, Herbert Minton (1793-1858) revolutionised production methods and introduced new lines in encaustic and printed tiles, figures and ornamental wares. In 1858 the business passed to Herbert’s nephew, Colin Minton Campbell (1827-85), who continued the expansion. The early business traded under various names, from 1845 it was known as Minton & Co. and from 1873 as Mintons Ltd.Pierre-Emile Jeannest, (1813 – 1857) was a French ceramic and silver designer. The son of a sculptor, he worked for Minton c.1846-1852, designing Parian figures, majolica ware and tableware. He later worked for Elkingtons, designing silver, whilst continuing to supply Minton designs as a freelance. He also taught the model class at Stoke School of Design.This is a particularly ambitious example of mid-nineteenth century ceramics combining Renaissance sources with innovation. Minton launched wares ‘coloured in the Majolica style’ at the Great Exhibition of 1851, to great acclaim. The new product took inspiration from Italian maiolica, tin-glazed earthenware with finely painted decoration, Della Robbia sculpture, and the brightly coloured lead-glazes favoured by Bernard Palissy. Other factories, including Wedgwood, followed suit, but Minton’s Majolicaware developed in the late 1840s was notable for an exceptionally wide palette of glazes developed under the leadership of Art Director Léon Arnoux.referenceterm-15214adlib-term-15214744af2c4-a2f2-37ad-bbf4-2cd00e91ed9bVictorianreferenceterm-116524adlib-term-1165242532ce61-8150-3256-b951-d5175a8faa11literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralStaffordshireStaffordshireregionStokereferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwarereferencemedia-43727adlib-media-437274982cd6a-4338-38b8-a1e8-f5abfdacb2a4jpegaa/aa6/C_40_20_26_20A_1972_283_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels47416162524803921imagejpegaa/aa6/C_40_20_26_20A_1972_283_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels47416162524803921imagejpegaa/aa6/C_40_20_26_20A_1972_283_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels47416162524803921imagejpegaa/aa6/preview_C_40_20_26_20A_1972_283_29.jpg1heightpixels390widthpixels25016162524803921image0media
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imagereferenceterm-88137adlib-term-88137eeab1777-4158-31f4-8f8a-0015cb1910f7ewerreferenceterm-133989adlib-term-1339898902c4cf-e052-3050-a8cb-aead5081d7dcewer and standreferenceterm-119793adlib-term-1197934720052e-9c5d-34c0-b61d-d224563a7ed2ewer and basinreferenceterm-117137adlib-term-1171377c5a9fde-4164-3124-b91d-136329485aa4ewer and platterhistory noteCharles and Lavinia Handley-Read Collection, London;1referenceobject-74966adlib-object-749665d74eb4d-6d87-33d6-a1b3-d3ed5f8bffb81reference1term-91154adlib-term-91154e8910136-0f36-3b86-960d-f7466393839dtazzatazza1referenceobject-75036adlib-object-750364a8ee79b-3553-37ee-b325-693f7128447a1reference1term-89480adlib-term-89480f1ea518e-351c-3f42-b2a7-db0f8559fa2cvasevase1referenceobject-75074adlib-object-750740ab6e574-5d63-3b95-9483-a1466ae80dac1reference1term-88137adlib-term-88137eeab1777-4158-31f4-8f8a-0015cb1910f7ewerewer1referenceobject-75411adlib-object-75411b1ef0c69-cf68-3131-a98f-ea557d4e00e51reference1term-117138adlib-term-117138e2a9f298-5d84-3e66-84d5-5fd4649077bebread platebread platereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 49, no. C 1949referencepublication-1048adlib-publication-10483731e4a6-d392-3c17-9cbb-1cb7a099cfbbVictorian and Edwardian Decorative Art , The Handley-Read CollectionPubl. pp. 110-11 with ill. and information about Minton majolica.110-11referencepublication-1030adlib-publication-10309cf77d50-a614-3947-8d0e-919f695fe7b0Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks, English PotteryCf. pl. 78 (catalogue P 7) and text, a ewer of similar form with narrative panels painted by Thomas Allen in the V & A Museum no.8107 & a-1863. Notes survival of a ‘related drawing’
See p.17-18 for date mark.95-7referencepublication-2727adlib-publication-272702232f50-fd3b-3b8a-9687-1a8ff3f7c0d1Minton 1798-1910referencepublication-7708adlib-publication-770830dc90f4-447b-3dfb-894c-45261c4cb67a19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics, Silver and Works of Artreferencepublication-5707adlib-publication-5707b6b6c845-9e48-324f-aa44-f8d7407d68a2High Victorian Decorative Arts and DesignCf. p. 78, lot 449, sale 5 October 1993, illustrated, a very similar ewer with similar plain turquoise panels, but without stand. (Estimate £3-5,000).78referencepublication-5708adlib-publication-5708fef5aa8d-da71-3073-bede-2444a5eca8d2British Ceramics and Glass, including Welsh PorcelainCf. fig.17, the more elaborate version in the V&A collection.August 1976, p.290referencepublication-400000008adlib-publication-400000008b8a6f92e-14c2-3ce6-a405-44d348b6b191ConnoisseurCf. example in the V&A collection.116-117referencepublication-7709adlib-publication-7709e854bc20-be5c-3636-9ff2-5c9e26a06261Masterpieces of World CeramicsRef. Minton ewers, participation in exhibitions and Majolica ware . p.367 for Minton bibliography.54,78,123referencepublication-7697adlib-publication-769778ab2e7d-b46a-3610-9abd-ab9839494cf3Dictionary of MintonRef. Minton Majolica ware and Jeannest; notes a version of the Jeannest ewer and stand made and fired by Minton but decorated and exhibited by Thomas Goode at the London International exhibition, 1871.123,140.referencepublication-3003adlib-publication-3003642094f9-3e39-3eeb-90ea-42311670123eMinton: The First Two Hundred Years of Design & ProductionRef. Jeannest; also information about yearmarks and majolica styles.24referencepublication-7698adlib-publication-769847b18eed-f183-34ab-a010-3ed1821bbf58Minton ‘Majolica’: an historical survey and exhibition catalogueRef. Minton majolica ware, including list of exhibits at 1862 exhibition, typical recipes and range of glaze colours.27-44referencepublication-7710adlib-publication-7710909ab7f1-7545-305c-a94c-8a0151137eabMajolica: British, Continental and American Wares, 1851-1915Cf. version in V & A collection204referencepublication-2753adlib-publication-2753423f4104-66db-3533-a727-6aa42225c265The Ceramic Art of Great Britainreferenceterm-10679adlib-term-1067930c89029-7ace-3d30-9487-1e243ab1b791Renaissance Revivalreferenceterm-88137adlib-term-88137eeab1777-4158-31f4-8f8a-0015cb1910f7ewerewerearthenware, moulded and modelled, decorated with Majolica glazes and blue enamelreferenceterm-121246adlib-term-121246cd0cb1a4-68fa-396e-a2f5-856490890cd3modellingreferenceterm-111179adlib-term-111179be5c887b-c0ed-3d89-82b2-c3a870e72a68mouldingEwer and standobject
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