Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Maker(s)
Factory:
West Pans Porcelain Manufactory
(Probably)
Potter:
Littler, William
Entities
Categories
Description
Soft-paste porcelain leaf dish, painted underglaze in blue, overglaze in red and green enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain leaf dish, moulded, painted underglaze in blue, overglaze in red and green enamels, and gilt. The circular dish is moulded with a border of six heart-shaped leaves. These are edged and veined in blue underglaze, red and green, and cold gilding. The centre is painted with a bouquet of flowers.
Notes
History note: Mr Stoner, London, from whom purchased for £16.10s. on 14 May 1917, by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Diameter: 22.8 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1764
CE
-
1777
CE
Note
Attributed to Longton Hall when acquired by Dr Glaisher, and reattributed to West Pans on the grounds of the finding of fragments of rims with moulded leaves at the West Pans site.
School or Style
Rococo
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( blue, red and green)
cobalt-blue
( underglaze)
gold
Materials used in production
presumed lead-glaze
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted underglaze in blue, overglaze in red and green enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: indistinct crossed Ls
- Text: crossed L s
- Method of creation: Painted underglaze blue
- Type: Factory mark
References and bibliographic entries
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.3093-1928
Primary reference Number: 38222
Old object number: 4497
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2023
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
