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Factory: Philip Christian's Factory
Soft-paste porcelain cream boat, moulded, and painted in red, pink, yellow, green and blue enamels with sprays of flowers on the sides.
Soft-paste porcelain cream boat, moulded, and painted in red, pink, yellow, green and blue enamels. The oval cream boat has 'bombe' sides, pinched lip spout and double scroll handle, and stands on an oval base. The sides are moulded oval rococo panels in reverse on a ground of moulded overlapping stiff leaves, and painted 'sprays' of flowers.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA
Height: 7.8 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
18th Century, second half#
George III
Circa
1765
CE
-
1778
CE
Decoration composed of enamels ( red, pink, yellow, green and blue)
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted in red, pink, yellow, green and blue enamels
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.124-1918
Primary reference Number: 37977
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cream boat" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/37977 Accessed: 2024-04-19 14:55:19
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Accession Number: EC.12-1946
Accession Number: C.122-1918
Accession Number: EC.11-1946
Accession Number: E.W.70a-e
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