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Factory: Spode
Bone china, moulded, glazed and painted with views of Cambridge and Stowe in polychrome enamels, and gilt.
Bone china, moulded, painted onglaze in shades of blue, green, yellow, pale brown and grey enamels, and gilt. In the middle there is a gold circle enclosing a four-armed formal motif with small flower heads in the spaces between the arms. Outside this medallion there are two oval panels painted respectively with views of St John's College, Cambridge, and the Paladian Bridge at Stowe, Buckinghamshire. Between the panels , all in gold, there are rococo- style motifs made up of scrolls and shell-shapes, and round the outer edge, a narrow border of scrolls and low pedestal shapes.
History note: Clifford Wheeler, Ye Olde Cathedral Antique Rooms, 13 St Peter's Street, Canterbury; sent on approval 2 July 1934 and purchased for £1.0.0
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Diameter: 4 1/2 in
Height: 7/8 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1934-07-06) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1820
Decoration composed of enamels ( polychrome) gold
Moulding
: Bone china, moulded, glazed and painted in polychrome enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.28-1934
Primary reference Number: 40630
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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