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Factory: Spode
Bone china, moulded, painted overglaze in shades of green, yellow, brown, and greyish-white enamels, and gilt. Oval with deep curved sides, sloping rim with a slightly wavy edge, and two handles in the form of swan's heads and necks rising from stylized feathers on the interior, and curving inwards so that their beaks rest on the feathers. The interior of the rim, and the top edge of the boot have 'embossed borders' moulded integrally with the body, comprising pairs of dolphins with entwined tails separated by a vase flanked by two wings or foliage, with scrolls above. The interior is decorated with a spray of white lilies; one side has a water lily, four leaves and roots, and the other side, a spray of lily of the valley. There is a heavy gold line round the foot, the rim, and the outlines of the swan's feathers. Their beaks are gilded overall and their eyes are picked out in gold.
History note: The donor's family; given by Mrs Hamilton in memory of her husband, Professor James Hamilton
Given by Mrs J. Hamilton in memory of her husband, Professor James Hamilton
Length: 36.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2000-10-09) by Hamilton, Mrs James
19th Century, Early#
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1813
: The donor's wife, who dealt the Museum over the gift, said that Robert Copeland had given the opinion that the bowl dated from about 1813. The bowl came from a service of which two sauceboats and a shell-shaped dish survived, but were badly discoloured with brown speckles.
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( green, yellow, brown and greyish-white)
gold
Over Handles
Height 17.7 cm
Height 17.9 cm
Foot
Length 16.5 cm
Width 12.2 cm
Rim
Width 24.3 cm
Moulding
: Two-handled bowl, bone china, moulded, painted overglaze in shades of green, yellow, brown and greyish-white enamels and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.16-2000
Primary reference Number: 28412
Entry form number: 139
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/28412 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:05:48
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 19:05:48|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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