15929611230001312637261000Standard Recordobject-137196170249434445313494544910001702494121150fitz-onlineadlib-object-137196https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/137196be0322fd-a021-3fef-b713-f068406aeb284referenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainpolychromereferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDecorationin polychrome enamelsreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingpale yellowreferenceterm-120423adlib-term-12042349c03045-1936-389b-82bc-13662efdec88ground layingreferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingDiametercm13.8Diameterin5 3/8Heightin1 1/4SaucerDiametercm7.1Rim Of CupHeightin3 3/4Widthin3 3/4CupApplied Artssoft-paste porcelain cup with cover and saucer, decorated with a pale yellow ground, painting in polychome enamels, and gilding. On the front is a shipping scene.Soft-paste porcelain, decorated with a pale yellow ground, painting in pale blue, dark greyish-green, pale red, shades of brown, grey and black enamels, and gilding. Cylindrical cup with ear-shaped handle and slightly recessed base, the cover of shallow domed form rising up in the centre to a small circular platform on which is a three-sided handle.Circular saucer with sloping sides, flat centre and recessed base. The front of the cup is decorated with a shipping scene with three sailing vessels of graduated size, with distant cliffs and headland, surrounded by a gold border with reserved white triangular motifs. The rest of the exterior has a pale yellow ground overlaid by black architectural ornament reminiscent of wrought ironwork. There are gold bands round the top and bottom, and the handle is decorated with four vertical lines separated by spots. The base is inscribed in blue enamel: 'Before the Wind, Light/Breeze.' The cover is decorated to match the sides and handle, and the sides of the saucer likewise, with a border of gold leaves and berries between concentric circles on the base.EC.28 & A & B-19381accession numberEC.28 & A & B-1938137196priref137196urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/137196https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/137196'D', above which two crossed batons with three dots per side, surmounted by a crownon cuppainted in blue enamelfactory marka 'D', above which two crossed batons with three dots per side, surmounted by a crownon saucerpainted in puce enamelmarkon base of cup above the factory markblue painted in enamelBefore the Wind, Light/Breeze.inscriptionrectagular with maroon line border, on the left an elephant's head crest with No (raised o) to the righton base of cup, and on the inside of the coverprinted in marroon and hand-written in faded blue-black ink524/DERBY/3RD (raised RD) PERIOD/1786-1796labelnarrow rectangular white paper stick on labelon inside of cover, on base of cup and saucerhand-written in black inkPAINTED BY/JOHN BREWERlabelon base of cuphand-written in blue-black inkILLUSTRATED IN/"THE CONNOISSEUR"/SEPTEMBER 19labelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumBought with the Glaisher Fundreferenceagent-150858adlib-agent-150858d36d1847-4d6a-33eb-974b-f4b061db49f9Sotheby's193819381938boughtThe Glaisher Fund was bequeathed by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher in 192817951795CE1795circa1795180011800CE18001800factoryreferenceagent-173075adlib-agent-1730755a88b50a-2d5e-399a-b148-b8e592bcca9dDerby Porcelain Manufactoryuncertainpainterreferenceagent-17814adlib-agent-1781402739fe7-4005-3d54-9f11-d395dfb09f3bBrewer, Robertuncertainpainterreferenceagent-174562adlib-agent-174562d35725de-715f-372a-85c8-b7c3e5d746faBrewer, JohnThe painting was attributed to Robert Brewer, who worked at Derby after 1797, but is more likely, as the label on the base states, to have been by John Brewer (1764-1816), who worked at the factory from 1793 and later became a drawing master (c. 1808-15).referenceterm-121268adlib-term-12126836d79a01-18f6-334d-ab6f-2be732797dec18th Century, Late#referenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-110521adlib-term-110521b57fb046-bca3-3371-a721-2093adc3a282literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralDerbyshireDerbyshireregionDerbypresumed leadreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazereferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainreferenceterm-91165adlib-term-91165d22ea1ae-0f87-36a8-8ece-86eb0f380b42cupcup with cover and saucerhistory noteWallace Elliot: sold Sotheby's, 24-26 May 1938, Fine Old English Pottery and Porcelain, lot 292referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceterm-91165adlib-term-91165d22ea1ae-0f87-36a8-8ece-86eb0f380b42cupcupsoft-paste porcelain cup with cover and saucer, decorated with a pale yellow ground, painting in polychome enamels, and gilding.referenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)object
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