Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain with feather-moulded body and facetted spout, painted underglaze in blue with floral sprays and borders
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted underglaze in blue. The globular pot stands on a low footring, and has a short cylindrical neck, a facetted upward-tilting spout, a loop handle, a domed cover with ventilation hole, and a cone-shaped knob. The body of the pot and the cover are feather-moulded overall. The two sides of the pot are painted in blue with a different meandering floral spray, and there is a garland of flowers and foliage around the neck. The spout has a small floral spray on its top and on its underside, and there is a a twig with three leaves down the back of the handle. Below the junction of the lower end with the body there is a tiny blue asterisk. The dome of the cover is decorated with two floral sprays and an insect, and around its edge has a border of flowers and foliage.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Professor Shon Ffowcs-Williams
Height: 12.2 cm
Length: 15.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2016-01-25) by Ffowcs-Williams, Shon
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1758
CE
-
1765
CE
Decoration composed of cobalt
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
presumed steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain moulded in parts, assembled, and painted underglaze in blue
Glazing
Accession number: C.699 & A-2016
Primary reference Number: 208213
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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