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Unidentified Staffordshire factory
(Factory)
White stoneware, press-moulded, and salt-glazed
Off-white stoneware, press-moulded and salt-glazed. Circular with deep curved sides, standing on a footring. The decoration on the inside is in relief. In the middle there is a circular medallion enclosing a bird walking to the right with its head turned towards its back, surrounded by a wide latticework border. This is surrounded by eight panels separated by radiating lines, containing respectively: a huntsman with a hound, Danae amongst clouds over a unicorn, Cupid riding a lion with a swan below; a winged figure and an animal with a swan on its back over a heart flanked by figures; a fleeing figure and ? Cupid; a tea party scene with a large teapot or kettle below; a spread eagle; and a stag , a bird and a shield of arms.
History note: Sotheby's, 17 December 1926, Continental Porcelain, Continental & English Pottery, Antique & Decorative Furniture, part of lot 36; bought by Hunt for Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
2 cm
Width: 10.8 cm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Mid 18th Century
George II
Circa
1745
CE
-
1755
CE
Surface composed of salt-glaze
off-white Stoneware
Press-moulding : White salt-glazed stoneware, press-moulded with integral relief decoration on the inside, and salt-glazed
Salt-glazing
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label with cut corners, and black line round the outer edge
Accession number: C.535D-1928
Primary reference Number: 75455
Old object number: 4981a
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Saucer"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75455 Accessed: 2022-05-25 18:43:53
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