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Pottery: Montague Close Pottery (Perhaps)
Tin-glazed earthenwrae painted in blue, yellowish-green, yellow, and orange with a blue chequered medallion surrounded by four exotic Tudor Roses on leafy stems growing from a mound; blue dash border
Earthenware, the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, yellowish-green, yellow, and orange; the reverse covered with lead-glaze with radiating streaks. Circular with deep curved sides and everted rim, standing on a footring. The front is decorated with a central medallion chequered in blue, surrounded by four large exotic Tudor Roses, on leafy stems springing from a conical mound. Round the edge there is a wide yellow band and closely-set blue dashes. On the back, painted underglaze in blue on the side, is the monogram WB.
History note: Unknown Cambridge vendor; S. Fenton, Cranbourn Street, London, from whom purchased for £2.10s.0d. (50s.)on 27 May, 1907, by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 31.4 cm
Height: 6.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Mid#
Commonwealth
Charles II
Circa
1650
CE
-
1665
CE
Probably made in Southwark, perhaps at Montague Close pottery
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, yellowish-green, yellow, and orange from metallic oxides)
Back
composed of
lead-glaze
( clear, with radiating streaks)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
reddish with inclusions Earthenware
Inscription present: joined so that last stroke of W is first stroke of the B
Accession number: C.1489-1928
Primary reference Number: 72078
Old object number: 2677
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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