Pottery: Green, Stephen
Stoneware, with impressed inscription, ‘S Green 2 Union Place Lambeth’ dusted with cobalt-blue and either very thinly tin-glazed (not normal on stoneware) or salt-glazed. The cobalt has run into the glaze
History note: Found by the donor at Rotherhithe
Given by John Pirie
Height: 2.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2007-07-16) by Pirie, John
19th Century, second quarter#
William IV
Victoria I
Circa
1831
CE
-
1858
CE
This stand was probably used for Singleton’s eye ointment. Thomas Singleton (1700-79) of Lambeth Butts sold 'Dr Johnson's Yellow or Golden Ointment' for inflammation of the eyes from around 1750, and on his death his son William inherited the business. He moved to 2, Union Place Lambeth and continued the business until his death in 1807. His daughter Selina carried it on, and her son William Singleton Folgham took over in 1816. He died in in 1825, and in the same year, his daughter, also Selina, inherited the famous recipe, and married the Lambeth potter, Stephen Green of 54 Princes Street, Lambeth. He inherited her share of the business on her death in 1831, and became sole proprietor in 1849.
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( possibly very thin tin-glaze, or salt-glaze)
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
Foot
Diameter 2.5 cm
Top
Diameter 5.5 cm
Inscription
Accession number: C.33-2007
Primary reference Number: 150622
Entry form number: 963
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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