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Beaded Beaker Match Pot: C.152-1932

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Beaded Beaker Match Pot

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

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Description

Bone china with borders of applied beading, painted in polychrome enamels with shells, and gilt

Bone china, bone china, with applied beading, glazed and painted in green, yellow, pink, red, purple, pale yellowish-brown, and black enamels, and gilded. The vase is trumpet-shaped with an incurved base. The beading is applied round the edge of the foot, between the foot and sides, and below the rim. On the front is a panel with a pale yellowish-brown ground decorated with a group of shells and sea weed in the other colours. The back is white decorated in gold with two birds a basket of fruit suspended from a swag, a concal basket or vase with a cornucopia on each side, and an arrangement of scrolls at the bottom. The foot is gilded overall, and there is a wide gold band inside the rim.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson

Measurements and weight

Height: 11.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1932-10) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

19th Century, Early
Production date: circa AD 1820

School or Style

Regency

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( green, yellow, pink, red, purple, pale yellowish-grewn, and black) gold
Rim Diameter 7.8 cm
Foot
Decortion

Materials used in production

Glaze
Bone china

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Bone china, with applied beading, glazed and painted onglaze in green, yellow, pink, red, purple, pale yellowish-brown, and black enamels, and gilded
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SPODE
  • Location: On base near the edge
  • Method of creation: Painted in purple
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.152-1932
Primary reference Number: 40616

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 31 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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