Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Factory:
Worcester Porcelain Factory
Entities
Categories
Description
Soft-paste porcelain, with fluted body and cover, painted underglaze in blue with floral sprays on the spout and handle, and narrow borders on the neck and cover
Soft-paste porcelain (steatitic), painted underglaze in blue. The fluted pear-shaped body stands on a footring and has a tall slightly curved and facetted spout, a double curved handle with a thumb piece at the top and a kick at the bottom. The domed cover is fluted and has a flower-shaped knob with two small leaves. The underside of its rim and the exterior of the flange which fits inside the neck of the pot are unglazed. The handle is decorated with a flowerhead flanked by ferns, and spout has a floral spray on its underside and a spiral motif on its top. A line runs round the body just above the footring and there is a narrow border of contiguous rectangles round the neck, each having a spot in a reserved oval in the middle. The rim of the cover is decorated with a striated border broken in six places by a stylized floral motif, and there is a little stylized foliage around the flower knob.
Notes
History note: Unknown before donor, Professor Shon Ffowcs-Williams
Legal notes
Given by Professor Shon Ffowcs-Williams
Measurements and weight
Height: 22.7 cm
Length: 16.8 cm
Place(s) associated
-
Worcester
⪼ Worcestershire
⪼ England
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(2016-01-25)
by
Ffowcs-Williams, Shon
Dating
18th Century, third quarter#
George II
Production date:
circa
AD 1760
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
Foot
Handle
Spout
Materials used in production
assumed steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
except for flange of cover
Glaze
Techniques used in production
Throwing
Glazing
Inscription or legends present
- Text: open crescent
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
- Type: Factory mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.723 & A-2016
Primary reference Number: 208436
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Tuesday 29 March 2016
Updated: Wednesday 16 November 2016
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
