Four joined fragments of a dish
Pottery: Unidentified Harlow pottery
Earthenware, slip-trailed and lead-glazed
Red earthenware, thrown, the front slip-trailed in dark cream, appearing yellow under the lead-glaze; the reverse is unglazed. Origianlly circular with a narrow rim, thickened on the underside, and sloping sides. On the rim there is a border of two scalloped lines with the curves in opposite directions. On tjhe sides are the letters 'RE GO' and part of a 'D' (FEAR GOD) , with below, two trident motifs.
History note: Found in London; James Smith of Whitechapel; his sale, Sotheby's, 19th December 1901, part of lot 44, puichased by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Width: 15.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J.W.L.
17th Century, Mid#
Charles I
Commonwealth
Circa
1640
CE
-
1660
CE
The pottery formerly described as Metropolitan Slipware has been known to have been made in the area of Harlow New Town since about 1960. Religious slogans, such as 'Fear God' were a characteristic feature of the pottery.
Decoration
composed of
slip
( dark cream)
Front
composed of
lead-glaze
Rim
Length 20.8 cm
red Earthenware
Accession number: C.73-1928
Primary reference Number: 138115
Old object number: 3670.2
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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