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Painting

This term has 6,072 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Activity
Motif
Object name
Object category
Technique
Concept
Material

Equivalent Terms used

painting (visual work)
paintings

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Pill-tile

Pill-tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: uncertain

An image of Dish

Dish decorated with grotesques

Maker(s)

Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery (Probably)

An image of Dish

Dish emblematic of Fecundity

Maker(s)

Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery (Probably)
Proprietor of pottery: Newnham, Richard

An image of Hand warmer

Hand-warmer in the form of two books

Maker(s)

Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Possibly)

An image of Cup

Cup

Maker(s)

Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Rotherhithe Pottery (Probably)

An image of Mug

Mug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Norfolk House (Probably)

An image of Jug

Jug

Maker(s)

Factory: uncertain

An image of Feeding cup

Feeding cup

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Liverpool pottery

An image of Plate

Plate

Maker(s)

Pottery: Lambeth High Street Pottery
Proprietor of pottery: Griffith, Abigail

An image of Punch bowl

Punch bowl

Maker(s)

Pottery: Lambeth High Street Pottery
Proprietor of pottery: Griffith, William

An image of Flower brick

Flower brick

Maker(s)

Production: unidentified London pottery

An image of Dish

Burleigh House

Maker(s)

Factory: Lambeth Pottery
Printmaker: Kip, Jan (After)
Publisher: Overton, Henry (After)

An image of Wine bottle

Wine bottle

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Southwark Pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)

An image of Wine bottle

Wine bottle

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Southwark Pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)

An image of Water bottle

Water bottle

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Liverpool pottery (Probably)
Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Perhaps)
Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Perhaps)

An image of Model shoe

Model shoe

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Bristol pottery

An image of Dish

Dish

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Probably)

An image of Posset pot

Posset pot

Maker(s)

Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery (Probably)
Potter: Rotherhithe Pottery (Possibly)

An image of Dish centre

Dish: Figures emblematic of Fecundity

Maker(s)

Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery (Probably)

An image of Posset pot

Posset pot

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Dish

Dish: Fruit and Leaves

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)

An image of Jug

Jug from a Toy Tea Set

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Liverpool pottery

An image of Posset pot

Posset pot

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Dish

Dish: The Temptation or Fall

Maker(s)

Pottery: Norfolk House (Probably)

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2026) "Terminology definition for: painting" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-106226 Accessed: 2026-02-26 07:53:20

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