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Teapot: C.3021 & A-1928

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

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Description

Porcelain teapot and cover, decorated with a moulded spray of Chinese flowers on each side.

Porcelain, bulbous body, moulded on each side with a spray of Chinese prunus-blossom, straight spout and handle, both square in section, prunus-blossom on the lid.

Notes

History note: Bought in Brighton, 1918

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher

Place(s) associated

  • Chelsea ⪼ Middlesex ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
George II
Circa 1750 - 1755

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Porcelain

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3021 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 133857
Glaisher MS Catalogue: 3880, vol. 20
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 17 February 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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