The Prawn Fishers: GPL.100 & A-1928

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Prawn Fishers

Maker(s)

Factory: F. & R. Pratt & Co.
Painter: Collins, W. (After)

Entities

Pot lid
Pot

Description

White earthenware pot and pot lid, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. On the top 'The Prawn Fishers', after W. Collins R.A.'s The Prawn Fishers and The Young Shrimpers; border Fig. VIII a. (Williams-Wood, p. 103).

Notes

History note: Possibly bought from Stanley Woolston, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.5 cm

Place(s) associated

Fenton ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
Circa 1850 CE - 1900 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Text: 120/Aug 27/W.1924
Method of creation: Inscribed
Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Staffordshire Pot Lids and their Potters page(s): pp. 103, 131
The Price Guide to Pot-Lids and other Underglaze Multicolour Prints on Ware page(s): p. 49
Pot-Lids and Other Coloured Printed Staffordshire Wares, Reference & Price Guide page(s): p. 56

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.100 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 14765
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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