Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Production:
Delamettairie factory
(Probably)
Entities
Categories
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, green and orange with two floral sprays, and two borders
Buff earthenware, moulded, the front tin-glazed white and painted in blue, olive-green, orange, and black; the reverse covered with manganese-purple tin-glaze. The plate is circular with a sloping rim, curved sides and flat centre. In the middle there are two sprays of stylized flowers and leaves, surrounded by a border of orange oval motifs alternating with pairs of blue spots, and close to the edge, a broad blue band between narrow black bands. The reverse is undecorated.
Notes
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS. Trinity College, Cambidge
Legal notes
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 3.5 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
19th Century, first half
Circa
1800
-
1840
Note
Faience tableware with dark manganese-brown backs, sometimes appearing almost black, are described as 'cul noir. They are usually simply decorated in blue, or polychrome, and were produced for the lower end of the market. It was produced by several factories in northern France, including Rouen, Forges-Les-Eaux, and Ferrière-La-Petite.
Components of the work
Decoraton
composed of
high temperature colours
( blue, olive-green, orange)
Surface
composed of
tin-glaze
( white on the front; dark manganese-brown on reverse)
Whole24.8
Width 24.7 cm
Decoration
Materials used in production
buff
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: Earthenware, tin-glazed white on the front and painted in blue, green, orange and black; tin-glazed dark manganese-brown on the reverse.
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.2297-1928
Primary reference Number: 76705
Old object number: R.2738
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 8 April 2025
Last processed: Tuesday 15 July 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
