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Flask in the form of a Woman holding a Bird: C.1252-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flask in the form of a Woman holding a Bird

Maker(s)

Pottery: J. Bourne & Co.

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Description

Buff stoneware, the upper part partially dipped dark brown, and salt-glazed. The flask is moulded in the form a woman standing beside a column. She is shown facing to the front, and has her hair dressed with a centre parting and long ringlets in bunches on either side of her face and neck. She wears a decolleté high waisted dress and in her right hand holds up the skirt slightly so that her right toe is visible. In her left hand she holds to her breast a bird with outstretched wings. The back impressed 'DENBY & CODNOR PARK. BOURNE'S POTTERIES. DERBYSHIRE

Notes

History note: Sotheby's, 28 March 1917, part of lot 35; bought for £2 (the lot) by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Denby ⪼ Derbyshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century, second quarter#
1835 CE - 1840 CE

Note

The Codnor Park pottery was founded in 1820 by the Butterley Iron Company. In 1833 it was taken over by Joseph Bourne, the proprietor of the Denby pottery, who ran it until 1861. The mark indicates that the flask was made after 1833.

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DENBY & CODNOR PARK. BOURNE'S POTTERIES. DERBYSHIRE
  • Location: On the back
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1252-1928
Primary reference Number: 71671
Old object number: 4726
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 14 June 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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