Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Factory:
Olérys and Laugier
(Probably)
Entities
Categories
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, olive green, brownish-yellow and manganese purple; pewter mount. The jug stands on a high moulded foot. It has an ovoid body, a cylindrical neck with a male mask in relief on the front, a loop handle with a short 'tail' on its lower end, and a shallow cover attached by means of a pewter hinge and fan-shaped thumb-rest attached to the top of the handle. On the front there is an oval medallion, framed by C scrolls, flowers and foliage, enclosing the race between Atalanta and Hippomenes in a landscape. The rest of the body is decorated with detached sprays of flowers, and garlands The mask has manganese-purple hair, beard, and eyebrows, dark yellowish-brown lips, and blue eyes. There are double yellow horizontal lines round the top of the neck, its junction with the body, and above the junction of the body and foot. On the back of the handle there are three floral sprays. The cover has a central bunch of flowers and detached buds.
Notes
History note: Unknown before donor
Legal notes
Given by Mrs Hutchinson, in memory of Professor A. Hutchinson
Measurements and weight
Height: 31.8 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1940-06-16)
by
Hutchinson, Mrs
Dating
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1740
CE
-
1750
CE
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue, olive-green, ochre-yellow, and manganese-purple)
Lid Attachment
composed of
pewter
Materials used in production
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Tin-glazing
: Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, olive-green, ochre-yellow, and manganese-purple, with a pewter mount and thumbpiece attached to the top of the handle and cover
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: see old catalogue entry for drawing of the mark
- Text: OL monogram
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Painted in brown
- Type: Factory mark
Inscription present: rectangular stick on label
- Text: Given by/Mrs Hutchinson in/memory of Professor A. Hutchinson/15 June 1940.
- Location: On base inside foot
- Method of creation: Hand written in black ink
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: EC.1-1940
Primary reference Number: 76863
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 26 August 2025
Last processed: Tuesday 26 August 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
