Part of an Agricultural Devices Dinner Service: C.10-15-1915

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Titles

Part of an Agricultural Devices Dinner Service

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood

Entities

Description

Cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware), transfer-printed and painted in brown and grey.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Miss Emily Beales

Place(s) associated

Etruria ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1915-06-26) by Beales, Emily, Miss

Dating

19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa 1810 - 1815

Note

'Agricultural Devices' were in use by 1810 when Lord Auckland ordered in London a service with 'Barley pattern and Agricultural Devices'.

School or Style

Neoclassical

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( brown and grey)

Materials used in production

Queen's ware Cream-coloured earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware), transfer-printed and painted in brown and grey.
Lead-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Wedgwood in London, 225th Anniversary Exhibition 1759-1984 page(s): 47
Early Printing at Etruria page(s): pp. 193-205
Wedgwood Decoration on creamware, using agricultural implements as the decorative theme page(s): pp. 14-21
The Dictionary of Wedgwood page(s): p. 364
Wedgwood page(s): p. 287

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.10-15-1915
Primary reference Number: 11663
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 20 November 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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