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Factory: Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain tea caddy and cover, painted underglaze in blue with Chinese landscapes.
Soft-paste porcelain tea caddy and cover, moulded, and painted underglaze in blue. The octagonal caddy has flat shoulders and a cylindrical neck, is surmounted by a flat-topped cylindrical cover (A), and stands on a flat glazed base. The sides are moulded with alternate flower sprays and leaf and scroll-edged panels painted with Chinese landscapes, a scroll border round the foot, and a band of scrolls and florettes round the shoulders . The cover is decorated en suite.
History note: Bought from Mr Cunliffe, Hanway Street, Tottenham Court Road, on November 14th 1917, for 10gns.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1761
-
1764
Decoration composed of cobalt-blue
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted underglaze in blue
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.3112 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 38309
Old object number: 4517, vol. 27
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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