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Production: Unknown (Probably)
Pearlware teabowl and saucer painted in enamels with floral sprigs and border
Teabowl and saucer. White earthenware, moulded, covered with unevenly applied blue-tinted lead-glaze, and painted overglaze in blue, green, red, pink, and dark pink enamel colours. The circular cup has deep, double-curved sides, and stands on a footring. The upper curve is fluted on the exterior and the rim is lightly scalloped. The circular saucer has deep double-curved sides, and stands on a footring. The upper curve is fluted on the interior and the rim is lightly scalloped.
The inside of the cup is decorated with a central sprig with a blue flower, and below the rim has a border comprising a dark pink band with a sgraffito horizontal wavy line, and a green band below, broken at four points by a rose with three pendant stems of tiny red flowers and leaves, flanked by four blue curved strokes. The exterior is decorated with a rose sprig and three stylised floral sprigs, separated by paired leaves. The interior of the saucer is decorated with a central sprig with a blue flower, four floral sprigs and a similar border.
History note: Messrs A.F. Allbrook, Essex, from whom purchased in November 1980 by Sir Ivor Batchelor; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Given by Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Method of acquisition: Given (1998-01-19) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century, Late
Circa
1790
CE
-
1800
CE
English, probably Staffordshire
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( in blue, green, red, pink and dark pink)
Saucer
Diameter 12.4 cm
Height 3.2 cm
Cup
Diameter 8.2 cm
Height 4.9 cm
blue-tinted
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Moulding
: White earthenware, moulded, covered with unevenly applied blue-tinted lead-glaze, and painted overglaze in blue, green, red, pink and dark pink enamel colours.
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: white stick-on label, removed on accession
Accession number: C.4 & A-1998
Primary reference Number: 28551
Old object number: 73A and 73B
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Teabowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/28551 Accessed: 2024-11-17 12:24:01
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