Factory:
Derby Porcelain Manufactory
Painter:
Brewer, Robert
(Uncertain)
Painter:
Brewer, John
(Uncertain)
Soft-paste porcelain, decorated with a pale yellow ground, painting in polychrome enamels,and gilding. The front is decorated with a camp scene.
Soft-paste porcelain decorated with a pale yellow ground, painting in pale blue, green, yellow, a little orange-red, pale brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilding. Cylindrical with a small angular handle, and recessed base. On the front is a square camp scene with three tents, on the left, two soldiers in red coats beside a tree, and on the right in the foreground, a soldier and a man bending down to a package on the ground. The sides have a yellow ground overlaid by black vertical architectural ornament reminiscent of wrought iron. At the top and bottom there is a blue border between gold bands, overlaid by gold crossed palms with two groups of three blue dots, alternating with a gold stylized plant. The handle has gold lines down the outer edges, and stylized gold flowerheads down the back
History note: Wallace Elliot; sold Sotheby's, 24-25 May 1938, Fine Old English Pottery and Porcelain, lot 292
Bought with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 3 1/8 in
Width: 3 3/4 in
Method of acquisition: Bought (1938-05-20) by Sotheby's
18th Century, Late#
George III
Circa
1795
-
1800
The painting is attributed to Robert Brewer, who worked at Derby from 1797 or to John Brwer (1764-1816), who worked at the factory form 1793 and latter became a drawing master (c. 1808-15).
Decoration composed of enamels ( polychrome)
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, painted in polychrome enamels a scene reserved on a yellow ground
Accession number: EC.27-1938
Primary reference Number: 137195
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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