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The Enthusiast: GPL.101-1928

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Enthusiast

Maker(s)

Factory: F. & R. Pratt & Co.
Painter: Lane, Theodore (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. On the top 'The Enthusiast', inscribed 'THE ENTHUSIAST'; border of yellow line betwen two brown lines.

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) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
Circa 1860 CE - 1900 CE

Note

After Theodore Lane, see Art Journal, 1850

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: 123/July 8th/1924/W
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label
  • Text: THE ENTHUSIAST
  • Location: On top of pot-lid
  • Method of creation: Printed

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.101-1928
Primary reference Number: 14771
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Enthusiast" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/14771 Accessed: 2024-11-08 13:49:28

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