15929957440001312637261000Standard Recordobject-11772170292703413017029081270001702926928112fitz-onlineadlib-object-11772https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11772a9b0ac37-5709-3735-b748-31df86bd47a59referenceagent-189948adlib-agent-1899487b8a1842-4ddf-3f8a-8258-f3cef1bc4a1fPowell, Louisereferenceagent-52246adlib-agent-52246fbc0ed06-3ee5-3952-8fd5-c6810f4a9e83Gimson, Ernestreferenceagent-189572adlib-agent-189572ad8bfa42-0b9f-37e9-b1b7-33abc25a0ffbMorris & Co.referenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwarereferenceterm-42688adlib-term-426884df03958-5ee6-3a50-ada9-491bb6445fdfArt Potteryreferenceterm-42868adlib-term-4286812e3067e-2626-36c9-9d36-870f776c981fcreamwarereferenceterm-107547adlib-term-10754700150c8d-023f-3b67-8df3-856a4aa5462fQueen's warepolychromereferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsDecorationreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-115adlib-term-11594d65983-dea2-361b-b187-a968c98ab1d8NatureApplied Arts201320132013-03-19Earthenware dish painted in polychrome enamels with a central owlCream-coloured earthenware painted in blue, two shades of green, orange-red, beige, pale and dark brown, black, and white enamels. Circular with a wide rim and deep curved sides, standing on a foot-ring. In the centre is an owl in a circular medallion surrounded by radiating oak leaves and forest animals amid stylised oak trees. Above these, and extending across the rim, are eight leaf arches, each containing a black and white striped vase encircled by eleven, long-stemmed, stylised daisies on alternate pale blue and black backgrounds. The triangular space between each leaf arch contains a thistle. There is a thin white band around the edge and another, crossed only by the leaf arches, between the centre of the dish and the rim. Around the back is a wide garland of thin leaves and flowers. There is a narrow foot-rim, within which the underside is flat and glazed.E62referenceexhibition-1072adlib-exhibition-10725f0c5c3b-ca10-352c-8c84-8027304959ffVictorian and Edwardian Decorative Art - The Handley-Read Collectionno. 161referenceexhibition-1073adlib-exhibition-1073f43edd64-7a49-3683-8104-172db5930ae6Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain 1850-1930no. 308referenceexhibition-1074adlib-exhibition-10749479d885-2efa-36a5-8c71-d4423f45a547Beauty's Awakening, The Centenary Exhibition of the Art Workers GuildC.49-19721accession numberC.49-197211772priref11772urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11772https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11772in rectangular sealon the baseimpressedWEDGWOODmarkon the basepainted in black455markarrow head with 'P'on the basepainted in blackAP monogrammarkreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPurchased with the Perceval Fund and grant-in-aid from the Victoria and Albert Museum.referenceagent-160896adlib-agent-160896aa4bcbab-38fb-3dab-91d8-364175df2ec3Handley-Read Estate197219721972boughtEntry date: 1972-10-1919101910CE1910circa19101920(dated c. 1920 on accession but the number suggests it was painted earlier).11920CE1920circa1920factoryreferenceagent-166133adlib-agent-166133ff744cb8-7ff0-3cc6-86bf-ef4c533b1c4fJosiah Wedgwood & Sonsdecoratorreferenceagent-110178adlib-agent-110178878a6d51-1e93-3e57-8c98-a6bbef263ef8Powell, Alfred HoareAlfred Hoare Powell (1865-1960) joined Wedgwood in 1903 as a designer and decorator. In 1906, in conjunction with Wedgwood, he set up a studio at 20 Red Lion Square, where he and his wife, (Ada) Louise Lessore (1882-1856), hand-decorated biscuit-ware from Wedgwood’s Etruria factory. Alfred was originally an architect and Louise a calligrapher and illuminator. Together, they trained decorators at the Etruria factory, revived some late eighteenth century patterns, experimented with painting on tin-glaze and were influential in re-introducing hand-painting after World War I; they also hand-painted furniture for Ernest Gimson and Sydney Barnsley. Exhibiting regularly at the Arts & Crafts exhibitions from 1906-1935, their works were widely praised as ‘unique productions’ and ‘admirable examples of design and facture’, dominating the field until the growth of studio pottery in the mid-1920s.Powell was inspired by the designs of the Arts & Crafts Movement, and the influence of William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones can be seen in the decoration of this dish: the animals and foliage remind, particularly, of tapestries made by Morris & Co at Merton Abbey. A pair of similar dishes, one with an owl and the other with a peacock at its centre, were in the Zeitlin Collection until 2004. Many of Powell’s designs are based on plant and animal motifs, others feature architectural views and calligraphy. He and Louise Powell also created simpler patterns for factory production during the 1920s-30s.referenceterm-109008adlib-term-109008841b18bd-944d-3c9c-8d39-bdaabbcc28e120th Century, Earlyreferenceterm-113623adlib-term-11362387ef9eaf-54a8-3838-8337-94dbf03aad62literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralStaffordshireStaffordshireregionEtruriareferenceterm-133197adlib-term-1331979c1c4791-dc90-3e69-a6f3-2c68cff2d78bliteralEnglandEnglandcountryliteralLondonLondonregionRed Lion Squarecreamwarereferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwarereferenceterm-37088adlib-term-370880a28530e-cea8-3d08-b792-a30bf68f524fclear glazeDiametercm47Heightcm7.5referencemedia-11614adlib-media-11614b2f72f97-3ad1-32fe-915a-0b5799220afbjpegaa/aa19/C_49_1972_283_29.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels75117029267472721imagejpegaa/aa19/mid_C_49_1972_283_29.jpg1heightpixels506widthpixels50017029267472721imagejpegaa/aa19/C_49_1972_283_29.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels75117029267472721imagejpegaa/aa19/preview_C_49_1972_283_29.jpg1heightpixels253widthpixels25017029267472721image0media
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imagereferenceterm-91893adlib-term-91893c6d3d5cf-83f5-3284-b561-9f90a0334aa4chargerreferenceterm-90855adlib-term-90855b48207ec-774d-3e3e-8ab3-536996bc5dacdishhistory noteCharles and Lavinia Handley-Read Collection; both died 1971; purchased from Thomas Stainton, executor of the Handley-Read Estate1also several other drawingssame artistreferenceobject-18913adlib-object-1891317442c7d-b20d-3da0-81fd-e2e171f95b311reference1term-97946adlib-term-97946388f10ba-526c-32ab-869a-65750eb7faacdrawingdrawingreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 92, E62p. 92referencepublication-1048adlib-publication-10483731e4a6-d392-3c17-9cbb-1cb7a099cfbbVictorian and Edwardian Decorative Art , The Handley-Read CollectionPubl. p. 81, no. 161. Exhibited.p. 81referencepublication-1049adlib-publication-1049ec355336-f1c4-3255-b4b4-86aba66210b0Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain 1850-1930Publ. p. 45, no. 308.p. 45referencepublication-1050adlib-publication-1050f8c2f690-b639-3610-bc2b-fc2b217764f9Beauty's Awakening, The Centenary Exhibition of the Art Workers GuildPubl. p. 128, no. 59, colour pl. p. 129p. 128referencepublication-1030adlib-publication-10309cf77d50-a614-3947-8d0e-919f695fe7b0Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks, English PotteryPubl.171referencepublication-382adlib-publication-382ee5148de-e3eb-3d38-88db-9a331edf70b6Treasures of the Fitzwilliam MuseumCf. Plate C21 (opp. p.216): charger with a peacock at the centre, also (C.22) another charger designed by Powell, decorated in brown and gold with an image of a large bird against sea and cliffs, 1923, marked on the reverse with Powell’s monogram. See also for information about Alfred and Louise Powell and their work with Wedgwood.Vol II : 162-173, 216referencepublication-1044adlib-publication-1044daae9e3f-5832-394b-8fd8-b2a4c4265f85WedgwoodRef. For Alfred Powell and Wedgwood, pp. 10-12pp. 10-12referencepublication-200000485adlib-publication-200000485fcb1d411-7ffa-35f9-af60-78a14f0e5cfcPowell-Wedgwood PotteryRef. For Alfred Powell and Wedgwood, pp. 153-62pp. 153-162referencepublication-200000482adlib-publication-200000482ee10bddb-c8d4-31fb-9099-0dd90beb8a1bAlfred and Louise Powell - an IntroductionRef. For Alfred Powell and Wedgwood, pp. 139-56pp. 139-56referencepublication-1035adlib-publication-103515c007c0-86a5-3d45-beb8-29e69b3fbc75Wedgwood Ceramics 1846-1959Ref. For Alfred Powell and Wedgwood, pp. 16-22pp. 16-22referencepublication-1051adlib-publication-1051cd96c1a4-3332-3951-9fe6-4c986ab7dc6cAlfred and Louise Powell: Good Workmanship with Happy ThoughtsCf. A matching dish with a peacock in the centre, formerly in the Zeitlin Collection, d. 18½".
For Alfred Powell's mark as it appears on the Fitzwilliam's dish, see, p. 407, no. 27.pp. 281, 407referencepublication-990adlib-publication-990855ac047-90b3-3643-ab04-2385fd833d93The Dictionary of WedgwoodCf. An apparently identical dish with an owl in the centre also in the Zeitlin collection, see, p. 309, colour pl. 90.p. 309referencepublication-989adlib-publication-98982f5fd49-f1cd-3039-8aa9-a46ef3f93b0cWedgwood, The New Illustrated DictionaryCf. lot 13, , Cf: ‘A fine pair of Wedgwood large chargers, circa 1905-10’ from the Charlotte and David Zeitlin collection, 18 ½ in diameter,‘probably decorated by Alfred Powell, each painted in the center with either an owl or a peacock roundel’; one with a small area of restoration. Sold for $12,000 (incl.).14referencepublication-4877adlib-publication-4877600bcfd8-9c94-39c9-b9ec-f31e52b3dcab19th Century Furniture, Ceramics & Decorative Works of Art, 8 October 2004Ref. For biography and designs by Alfred Powell; includes a few illustrations of pots, including p. 73, fig. 39, an advertisement for 'Powell Cottage Ware' mugs and jugs, p. 75 fig. 46 a vase, and fig. 47 a dish, p. 76, figs. 49, 50 and 51 dishes with architecutral views; p. 77, fig. 52 two jugs, and fig. 53 a covered jam pot.59-78referencepublication-200003185adlib-publication-2000031859856d094-b604-32db-819a-a2198d5bab4bA Sketch Book of Alfred Hoare Powell (1865-1960)referenceterm-12611adlib-term-12611834b65f7-cfad-3dec-bca8-253a9e8b4281Arts and Crafts (movement)animalreferenceterm-106793adlib-term-10679322b6e359-d3ca-39fd-a07c-7e014e8e7bd3owlanimalreferenceterm-106353adlib-term-10635394dbf2d1-80ce-352d-b3db-fd957b2fd428lionanimalreferenceterm-107063adlib-term-107063e9594655-9253-3a81-97e2-16326125edcestaganimalreferenceterm-107485adlib-term-10748562ef933b-2932-3575-8dd9-4f106b043887boaranimalreferenceterm-106419adlib-term-1064196a020a7a-d710-3cb6-af17-8cd664abcf90birdanimalreferenceterm-106463adlib-term-1064634a736b24-1c26-3949-b923-21f0194b3ad9oxplantreferenceterm-107584adlib-term-1075841cc7e064-c531-3a14-bdbf-1b5e3a5418d8daisiesplantreferenceterm-107156adlib-term-1071569921a314-7d27-340c-9905-76d24f6f6502thistleplantreferenceterm-38432adlib-term-38432574d1fc9-f958-3d45-9e32-c114b0cf87b4oakliteralowlowlliterallionlionliteralstagstagliteralboarboarliteralbirdbirdliteraloxoxliteraldaisiesdaisiesliteralthistlethistleliteraloakoakreferenceterm-91893adlib-term-91893c6d3d5cf-83f5-3284-b561-9f90a0334aa4chargerchargerThrown earthenware, glazed and painted enamelsreferenceterm-120082adlib-term-120082ea83ed85-6b07-3e7e-83fc-440cfda22f7ethrowingreferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)Large dish decorated with animals & foliageobject
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