Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Potter:
Mathews, Heber
Entities
Categories
Description
Buff stoneware, thrown, and decorated in iron-brown under a clear, slightly brownish glaz, producing a speckled effect. Bulbous ovoid body with flat base and cylindrical neck, widening slightly towards the rim. Decorated on the shoulder with three swirls spearated by large dabs of iron-brown; the rim is encircled by a broad iron-brown band and there is another just below it.
Legal notes
Given by Miss Monica Mathews
Measurements and weight
Height: 28.2 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1984)
by
Mathews, Monica, Miss
Dating
20th Century, Mid
George VI
Production date:
circa
AD 1945
Note
The decoration is based on Japanese 'Horse eye' umanome dishes
School or Style
Studio Ceramics
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
iron-brown
Visible Surfaces
composed of
glaze
Materials used in production
Stoneware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Buff stoneware, thrown, and decorated in iron-brown under a clear, slgihtly brownish glaze producing a speckled effect
Glazing (coating)
Inscription or legends present
- Text: HM
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Incised
- Type: Maker's mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.405-1984
Primary reference Number: 74942
Stable URI
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
