15929841710001312637261000Standard Recordobject-14924170249419197016870833620001702494118875fitz-onlineadlib-object-14924https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14924e728a70b-8934-3045-8af1-0b5acc687f0f6referenceterm-108657adlib-term-108657c170cd8e-fc63-3446-81a4-6682b5979808lead-glazed earthenwarereferenceterm-147347adlib-term-14734767c6c7fb-3304-3f8c-9230-149b62c72145multicolour transfer printingreferenceterm-132865adlib-term-132865bb77453e-80e8-3402-a399-b41275982960commemorative warereferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. GlaisherDecorationmulticolouredreferenceterm-27527adlib-term-27527c2872f47-1ee0-3d35-8eef-dc4434baeef1transfer printingreferenceterm-60075adlib-term-600759f7b8cd7-d973-33b0-834e-5e00f7b5b69bhistoric buildingApplied ArtsWhite earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. Circular. On top of lid 'The Grand International Building of 1851', with white surround inscribed 'THE GRAND INTERNATIONAL BUILDING OF 1851' and 'For the Exhibition of Art and Industry of all Nations.'; black key plate.GPL.220-19281accession numberGPL.220-192814924priref14924urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14924https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14924on top of pot-lid above sceneprintedTHE GRAND INTERNATIONAL BUILDING OF 1851inscriptionhand-writtenOCT.28.1924/Wlabelon top of pot- lid below sceneprintedFor the Exhibition of Art and Industry of all Nations.inscriptionreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928-12-07bequeathedthe Glaisher ceramic collection was entered in the accession register as one item with the date of Dr Glaisher’s death185118511851circa185119001190019001900factoryreferenceagent-153642adlib-agent-153642e8e0bb76-4892-3677-9b91-a69e62161004T. J. & J. MayerLids for pots of bears' grease and various kinds of fish and meat paste were mass-produced from the 1840s. The earliest examples decorated with multicolour underglaze transfer-prints were probably made about 1847 by F. & R. Pratt of Fenton, who employed Jesse Austin (1806-79), the best-known engraver of pot-lid designs. T.J. & J. Mayer of Burslem must have adopted the technique by October 1850, when their customer Cross & Blackwell patented this view of the Crystal Palace. By the time that the Great Exhibition opened on 1 May 1851, both Pratt and Mayer had brought out commemorative pot-lids illustrating the interior and exterior of the building and the opening ceremony. See GPL.221-1918 for Mayer's pot-lid with a view of the interior.
Multicolour underglaze transfer-printing enabled polychrome decoration to be executed without hand-painting. Separate line engravings were made for the black or brown outlines, and stipple engravings for each primary colour in the design. The transfers printed from them were placed on the once-fired lid one after the other with the 'keyplate' for the outlines last. Then the lid was glazed and fired again. The success of the finished product depended on the quality of the engraved plates, and the degree of care exercised in aligning the transfers.referenceterm-107981adlib-term-10798164572158-b4de-373b-85ae-17321be4678e19th Century, Mid-Latereferenceterm-120127adlib-term-120127ee2ddbd4-503c-30f5-8cf9-3c2d121bd315Victoria Ireferenceterm-113627adlib-term-11362787fd8f51-9a29-3521-83c3-d606a59cc35aliteralEnglandEnglandcountryliteralStaffordshireStaffordshireregionLongportclearreferenceterm-32652adlib-term-3265282d8ae3b-f165-395c-ba93-dfa1c282b7beglazewhitereferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwareDiametercm12.7referencemedia-12339adlib-media-123390b4991fa-c276-3b2b-af47-265e48e949cbjpegaa/aa19/GPL_220_1928_282_29.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels75616162403100041imagejpegaa/aa19/mid_GPL_220_1928_282_29.jpg1heightpixels503widthpixels50016162403100041imagejpegaa/aa19/GPL_220_1928_282_29.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels75616162403100041imagejpegaa/aa19/preview_GPL_220_1928_282_29.jpg1heightpixels251widthpixels25016162403100041image0media
imagereferenceterm-107959adlib-term-107959a399d528-e9eb-3a28-8780-19d819e23227pot lidhistory notePossibly bought from Stanley Woolston, Cambridge, on 28 October 19241same subjectreferenceobject-14925adlib-object-149254d8fcffe-ddea-3b46-a01d-9881870e70211reference1term-107959adlib-term-107959a399d528-e9eb-3a28-8780-19d819e23227pot lidpot lid1referenceobject-14925adlib-object-149254d8fcffe-ddea-3b46-a01d-9881870e70211reference1term-107959adlib-term-107959a399d528-e9eb-3a28-8780-19d819e23227pot lidpot lidreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 175, fig. 25, black and white illustration175referencepublication-200000972adlib-publication-2000009727f5a96e7-f977-3a54-a682-7562e7be5929James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, ScD, FRS (1848-1928), A Cambridge Mathematician and CollectorPubl. p. 29, short text with incorrect accession number 1935.166, with colour illustration29referencepublication-200001843adlib-publication-2000018434fa33587-103a-3608-9de5-1afa6891542bEarth and FireRef. p. 133, design no. 133, plate 35Ap. 133referencepublication-1312adlib-publication-1312fac02605-cd1d-3cb0-9515-f449bd902970Staffordshire Pot Lids and their PottersCf. p. 90, design no. 133p. 90referencepublication-1316adlib-publication-131642f4b8b1-4b55-3383-b3bb-2af9d803fe86The Price Guide to Pot-Lids and other Underglaze Multicolour Prints on WareCf. p. 83, design no. 140Ap. 83referencepublication-5940adlib-publication-59408aea82b1-151b-303b-98a3-17e66bdda95cPot-Lids and Other Coloured Printed Staffordshire Wares, Reference & Price Guidereferenceterm-15214adlib-term-15214744af2c4-a2f2-37ad-bbf4-2cd00e91ed9bVictorianreferenceterm-147348adlib-term-14734831fc5a03-9ba3-3b69-930e-7e1cb880a828Great Exhibition of 1851conceptreferenceterm-24784adlib-term-24784f79a9b5c-dbba-3a7b-82fd-b2b607ed92aeexhibitionplace namereferenceterm-131377adlib-term-131377eefa2200-a119-39b4-b9e6-e66f258a1fbbThe Great ExhibitionliteralexhibitionexhibitionliteralThe Great ExhibitionThe Great Exhibitionreferenceterm-107959adlib-term-107959a399d528-e9eb-3a28-8780-19d819e23227pot lidpot lidwhite earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print, black key platereferenceterm-111179adlib-term-111179be5c887b-c0ed-3d89-82b2-c3a870e72a68mouldingpresumed lead glazereferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)The Grand International Building of 1851object
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