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Factory: Seth Pennington's Factory (Possibly)
Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, moulded and painted in polychrome enamels with flowers.
Soft-paste porcelain teapot and cover, moulded, and painted in iron-red, yellow, green, blue and pink enamels. The globular teapot has a curved spout and ribbed loop handle. It stands on a low footring and is moulded on both sides with an oval cartouche edged in rocaillerie on a ground of pleats, the domed cover with a leaf-moulded knob. Each cartouche is painted with a floral bouquet at the shoulders. The cover is decorated en suite.
History note: From the Merton Thoms Collection, sold Christie's, 11th February 1910, part of lot 187, bought by S. Fenton, £5 15s 6d
Dr J.W.L. Glaiher Bequest
Height: 18.0 cm
Width: 20.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, second half#
George III
Circa
1770
CE
-
1775
CE
Decoration composed of enamels ( iron-red, yellow, green, blue and pink)
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted in iron-red, yellow, green, blue and pink enamels
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.3146 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 38010
Old object number: 3155, vol. 10
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.58B-1918
Accession Number: C.119-1932
Accession Number: C.3 & A-1836
Accession Number: C.77 & A-1918
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