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Figure of Nobody
Possibly
Brislington Pottery
(Pottery)
uncertain
(Pottery)
Tin-glazed and painted earthenware vessel in the form of a man smoking a pipe, initialled and dated 'M/RM/1675'
Buff earthenware, moulded, pierced, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, pale turquoise-green, yellow, and orange. Nobody stands with his feet together, his left hand resting on his hip, and his right hand outstretched and holding a pipe which he is puffing. The pipe was made separately and attached. The roughly circular mound base has a pierced border of single holes alternating with pairs of smaller holes, some of which are filled with glaze. The underside is initialled and dated 'M/RM/1675'
History note: Cyril Andrade, London from whom purchased on 13 October 1926 for £21 by Dr Glaisher.
Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 23.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Late 17th Century
Charles II
Production date:
dated
CE 1675
: dated
Nobody is a non-existent person who is blamed for mishaps and minor misdemeanours. This figure resembles an illustration of Nobody on the title page of Nobody and Somebody, a play published in London in 1606.
This figure was earlier attributed to London, probably Southwark, but Brislington Pottery has been suggested as an alternative.
Decoration:
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, pale turquoise-green, yellow, and orange)
Base:
Diameter 10.6 cm
buff Earthenware Tin-glaze
Moulding : Buff earthenware, moulded in parts, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, pale turquoise-green, yellow, and orange.
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.1433-1928
Primary reference Number: 71996
Old object number: 4440
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2020) "Anthropomorphic vessel"
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Accession Number: ANE.1.1916
Accession Number: ANE.2.1978
Accession Number: GR.1.1864
Accession Number: E.180.1902
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