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Ewer with a Portrait Medallion
Pottery:
Unidentified Liverpool pottery
Printer:
Green, Guy
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the upper surface, transfer-printed in black, and enamelled in green. A neo-classical ewer decorated with a portrait medallion; heavy scroll border, ineptly enamelled.
History note: Purchased by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher in a court off Bishopsgate, London, on 4 April, 1901, with C.1731-1928 for 2s. 6d.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 0.7 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1770
CE
-
1780
CE
The design was derived from plate 34 in '55 Vases' by M. Darly which was 'Published by M. Darly According to the Ac 31st August 1770 where may be had Variety of Vases and other Ornaments'. Although the subject is neoclassical the border remains rococo in style.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( black)
enamel
( green)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
buff Earthenware
Accession number: C.1745-1928
Primary reference Number: 15455
Old object number: 1201
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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