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Jug: C.1311-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery
Proprietor of pottery: Newnham, Richard

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with the arms and motto of the Apothecaries' Company

Buff earthenware tin-glazed painted in blue. The jug has a bulbous body with pinched up lip, and on either side of it, a small embossment to simulate an eye; a grooved loop handled divided in the form of a fleur-de-lys at the lower end; and stands on a low foot. Both rim and foot mounted in silver. Decorated on the front with the full arms of the Apothecaries' Company with motto: 'OPIFER:QVE:PER: ORBEM:DICOR'; at the sides and on the neck, sea-shore scenes with buildings and sailing-ships. Two narrow borders of leafy scrollwork encircle the foot. Belowthe handle are the initials and date 'E.V/1650'. The mounts bear the London hallmark for 1844.

Notes

History note: J.E. Hodgkin Collection;sold by the executors to Mr Wilfred Harding to Mr Wilfrid Harding, London, from whom purchased for £70 on 17 September 1913 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 24.7 cm
Height: 9 3/4 in

Place(s) associated

  • Southwark ⪼ Surrey ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Mid#
Commonwealth
Production date: circa AD 1650 : dated 1650; mounts 1844

Note

The initials EV associate the jug with the Varenne, a French Huguenot family of apothecaries who practised in London in the 17th and 18th century. Several members of the family were named Ezekiel.

School or Style

Baroque

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of cobalt
Mounts composed of silver
Body

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: OPIFER:QVE:PER: ORBEM:DICOR
  • Location: On front
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: E.V/1650
  • Location: Under handle
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription
  • Location: On rim and foot
  • Type: Hallmark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1311-1928
Primary reference Number: 71770
Old object number: 3648
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 September 2023 Last processed: Friday 16 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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