Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory
White salt-glazed stoneware dish in the shape of a leaf standing on three feet
White stoneware, press-moulded, and salt-glazed. The dish is in the shape of a concave veined leaf, the stalk which forms the handle, standing on three applied flower-shaped feet.
History note: Cecil Baring, 3rd Lord Revelstoke (1864-1934), collection no. 210; Miss M.A. Orme Collection, no. 44; sold Christie, Manson & Woods, 1957, The Collection of Staffordshire Pottery formed by Miss M.A. Orme, lot . Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s, Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest
H. 3.3 cm, L. 14.4 cm, W. 9.1 cm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century, third quarter
Circa
1750
CE
-
1770
CE
Leaf-shaped dishes may have been used for pickles, sweetmeats, or fruits depending on their size
Surface composed of salt-glaze
white Stoneware
Press-moulding
: White stoneware, press-moulded, with applied moulded feet, and salt-glazed
Salt-glazing
Inscription present: square white paper stick-on label with narrow black and white border
Accession number: C.96-2015
Primary reference Number: 205108
Old object number: 20
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.96-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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