Plate: C.92-2015

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)
Unidentified Liverpool pottery (Possibly)

Entities

Plate

Categories

Description

Tin-glazed earthenware plate painted and sponged in blue

Buff earthenware, press-moulded, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted and sponged in dull greyish- blue. Circular with a sloping rim, shallow curved sides and flat centre, standing on a footrim. The front is decorated with a lady and gentleman standing between two tall trees in a landscape with a fence behind them, a house, and further trees and bushes. The gentleman holds out his tricorn hat in his left hand and the lady points with her right to something out of sight. Overhead there are three schematic birds. There are two peg marks on the back of the rim.

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

Diameter: 22.5 cm
Height: 3 cm

Place(s) associated

Bristol ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England
Liverpool ⪼ Lancashire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
George II
Circa 1750 CE - 1765 CE

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of black ( blue from cobalt)

Materials used in production

bluish-white Tin-glaze
buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Buff earthenware, press-moulded, tin-glazed, and painted and sponged in blue
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label

Text: 136
Location: On base
Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.92-2015
Primary reference Number: 201990
Old object number: 136
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.92-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 30 June 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 May 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

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