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Plate: C.49-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Possibly)

Entities

Categories

Description

Tin-glazed earthenware plated painted in polychrome with a heron standing amid plants

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed bluish-white and painted in blue, bluish green, yellow and orange-red. Circular with a narrow steeply sloping rim, shallow curved sides and flat base. The middle is painted with a heron-like exotic bird standing in a yellow pond with stylized plants on either side of it. The rim has stylized plant sprays extending inwards from the edge. There are three peg marks on the underside 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: 17.8 cm
Height: 2.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England
  • Bristol ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, second quarter#
George II
Circa 1725 CE - 1740 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue, bluish-green, yellow, and orange-red)
Decorastion

Materials used in production

bluish-white Tin-glaze
buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted in blue, bluish-green, yellow, and orange-red high-temperature colour

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: 18
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.49-2015
Primary reference Number: 204568
Old object number: 18
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.49-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 7 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 May 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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