Owl
Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain figure of an Owl, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in polychrome enamels
Soft-paste porcelain figure of an Owl, slip-cast, and painted over glaze in blue, green, yellow, orange-red, purplish-pink, brown, grey, and black enamels. The closed underside is unglazed and has a small circular ventilation hole in the centre. The shallow octagonal base rises up into a tree stump decorated at intervals with applied flowers and leaves. At the top it has two short lateral branch stumps with a few applied leaves. The owl, peering downwards, is perched on the stump. Its back is mainly white, and the rest is painted naturalistically in shades of brown, and grey. Its eyes pink-rimmed eyes have yellow irises and black pupils. The leaves are green, and the applied flowers are either blue and yellow, orange-red and yellow, or purplish-pink and yellow.
History note: Dr and Mrs Hugh Statham; Dr Statham died 1967; Mrs Statham died 1970; their daughter, Miss Beryl Statham by whom lent anonymously in 1970 (Statham Loan 6-1970). Bequeathed by Miss Statham, 1990, accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Bequeathed by Miss Statham, accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 9.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (1990) by H.M. Government
Red anchor period (1752-1756)
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1752
CE
-
1758
CE
Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, yellow, orange-red, purplish-pink, brown, grey, and black)
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Slip-casting
: Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted over glaze in blue, green, yellow, orange-red, purplish-pink, brown, grey, and black enamels
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.6-1992
Primary reference Number: 42615
Old loan number: Statham Loan 6-1970
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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