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Teapot: C.31 & A-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery

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Description

Creamware with mould-applied relief’s touched with manganese and copper-green oxides under lead-glaze

Notes

History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s, Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.3 cm
Length: 18.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1740 - 1750

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of oxide colours ( copper-green and manganese)

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.31 & A-2015
Primary reference Number: 201560
Old object number: 21
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.31 & A-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 June 2015 Updated: Tuesday 25 June 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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