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Plate: C.2321-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Nevers factory

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware plate painted in blue, filled with greengages painted naturalistically in green and yellow

Buff eathenware, the plate and fruit moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue on the dish, and shades of yellow and green on the greengages. The glaze has crawled on the greengages. The circular dish has a shaped six-sided edge, shallow curved and dimpled sides, and a footring which is pierced by two suspension holes. The inside of the rim is decorated with a blue border comprising a line with pairs of scrolls with two dots below at intervals alternating with a shallow triangular motif formed by downward pointing lines. The twenty-five greengages are painted naturalistically in shades of yellow and green.

Notes

History note: Fenton, Cranbourne Street, London from whom purchased in 1899 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, second half
Circa 1750 CE - 1800 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue, yellow and green)
Plate Diameter 20.8 cm
Greengages

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: part of a rectangular white paper label with upper corners cut and a narrow blue border

  • Text: Nevers/Dish with/fruit/b. in London/ about 1899
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink, now faded
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick on label

  • Text: 1 handwritten 244 printed, i.e. 1244
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Printed in black and hand-written in black
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2321-1928
Primary reference Number: 76717
Old object number: 1244

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 16 September 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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