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Dish emblematic of Fecundity
Probably
Pickleherring Pottery
(Pottery)
Newnham, Richard
(Proprietor of pottery)
Press-moulded and tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, green, yellow and brown
Buff earthenware, press-moulded, tin-glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow and brown. Oval moulded in relief in the middle with a reclining nude woman emblematic of Fecundity, and five nude infants, one of whom carries a dog over his shoulder. In the background there is tree with fruit, a smoking tower or chimney, the base of a fluted column, a balustrade and a hanging curtain behind the woman. The rim is moulded with four draped human masks and four baskets of fruit alternating with circular and oblong depressions painted respectively with sailing ships and artemisia leaves over circular motifs. These are enclosed by yellow borders with a rope-like design.
History note: Bought at Sotheby's in December 1898 for about £23.10s.0d. by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 6.5 cm
Length: 49.5 cm
Width: 40.8 cm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Third quarter of 17th century
Commonwealth
Charles II
Circa
1650
CE
-
1665
CE
Decoration composed of high temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow and brown)
buff Earthenware white Tin-glaze
Press-moulding : Buff earthenware, press-moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, green, yellow and brown high temperature (metallic oxide) colours; the glaze on the back has many pin-holes and some blue smudges
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.1410-1928
Primary reference Number: 71942
Old object number: 1137
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.1398-1928
Accession Number: C.1422-1928
Accession Number: C.1409-1928
Accession Number: C.1434-1928
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