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Four-handled Bowl
Pottery: Ewenny Pottery (Probably)
Red earthenware, coated with white slip, with incised and cut-away decoration under yellowish lead glaze.
Red earthenware, thrown, coated with white slip on most of the exterior and inside the rim, with incised and cut-away decoration under yellowish lead glaze. Circular, with curved lower part, slightly flaring rim, and four loop handles. Decorated in three of the spaces between the handles with sprays of flowers and in the fourth space with the inscription 'John/Jenkins/his dish/December/ 1834'
History note: John Bowden, Wardour Street, London, from whom purchased for £4 by Dr Glaisher about 1900
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 9.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, second quarter#
William IV
Production date:
AD 1834
: dated
The reference in the inscription to this being a 'dish' may be compared to the phrase 'taking a dish of tea' use for taking tea in the 18th century.
Exterior
composed of
slip
Decoration
yellowish
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Throwing
: Red earthenware, thrown, coated with white slip on most of the exterior and inside the rim, with incised and cut-away decoration under yellowish lead glaze.
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.101-1928
Primary reference Number: 71134
Old object number: 1231
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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