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Factory:
Unidentified Staffordshire factory
(Possibly)
Production:
Unidentified Yorkshire factory
(Possibly)
Cream-coloured, lead-glazed earthenware oval dessert dish, with pierced decoration in the form of flowerheads.
Cream-coloured earthenware, moulded, pierced and lead-glazed. Oval, with deep curved sides, everted at the rim, standing on an oval footring. It has a moulded feathered edge with four shells at the cardinal points and lightly fluted sides, with four areas of piercing in a stylised flowerhead pattern.
History note: Messrs A.F. Allbrook, Essex, from whom purchased in May, 1985 by Sir Ivor Batchelor; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Given by Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Height: 5.7 cm
Length: 30.3 cm
Width: 25.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1995-01-23) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1780
CE
-
1790
CE
The dish was attributed to Leeds Pottery on accession but this is doubtful. See Documentation, Walton.
Decoration
cream-coloured
Earthenware
Lead-glaze
Moulding
: Cream-coloured earthenware, moulded, pierced and lead-glazed.
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.5-1995
Primary reference Number: 75398
Old object number: 133
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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