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Dish: Figures emblematic of Fecundity: C.1398-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dish: Figures emblematic of Fecundity

Maker(s)

Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery (Probably)

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Description

Oval dish centre of tin-glazed and painted earthenware decorated in relief with a nude woman and five children emblematic of fecundity

Reddish-buff earthenware, press-moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, green, yellow, and orange, with a scene emblematic of fecundity. A reclining nude woman with five putti, one holding a dog over his shoulder surrounded by a border. The back painted in blue withthe initials and date 'I/EA/1638'. The border and rim have been removed.

Notes

History note: Mr George Stoner, London, from whom purchased on 28 September 1917 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge, with another (no longer in the collection) for £85.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.5 cm
Length: 37.8 cm
Width: 28.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, second quarter
Charles I
Production date: dated AD 1638 : dated

Note

Pickleherring, Montague Close, and Rotherhithe potteries were operating in Southwark at the date of manufacture. Of these Pickleherring pottery seems most likely.

School or Style

Mannerist

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Front composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, orange)
Back composed of high-temperature colour ( blue)
Decoration

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
off-white Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Reddish-buff earthenware, press-moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, green, yellow, and orange.
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: I/E A/1638
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1398-1928
Primary reference Number: 71917
Old object number: 4606

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 21 November 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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