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Fragment of a jug: C.40.292-1928

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Production: Bow Porcelain Manufactory

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Categories

Description

Soft-paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue. Part of a bulbous milk or cream jug rising to the rim on one side, and standing on a footring. The exterior is decorated with an Oriental garden with grasses, rocks, and 'telegraph pole' trees.

Notes

History note: Unknown, possibly found in Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 8 cm
Width: 7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Stratford-le-Bow ⪼ Essex ⪼ England

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1745 CE - 1750 CE

Note

When the body of this fragment was analysed it was found to have a high clay content, which suggests that it was an earlyproduct of the Bow factory

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

phosphatic, containing bone ash Soft-paste porcelain
probably lead-glaze Glaze

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Soft-paste porcelain, not very translucent, painted underglaze in blue
Glazing
Turning

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.40.292-1928
Primary reference Number: 223200
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 10 July 2018 Updated: Tuesday 10 July 2018 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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