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Two-handled cup and cover: C.1509 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Possibly)

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-gazed bluish-white and painted in blue. The goblet-shaped cup stands on a high domed foot. On each side it has a handle made of two rolls of clay with a serpent applied to the outside, and twisted lower terminals. The domed cover is in the form of a crown with alternating fleur-de-lys and Maltese crosses round the edge, and a large knob surrounded by four everted leaves and surmounted by a Maltese cross. Below the rim of the cup is a panel inscribed 'IH' and on the other side, another inscribed '1700'. The sides of the cup are decorated wth a cupid armed with a bow and arrows, and a naked figure wth a spear amidst stylized plants, dotted circles, and dots. The cover is decorated with stylized flowers, foliage, and dotted circles.

Notes

History note: Possibly from the Hodgkin collection and offered to Dr Glaisher about 1913 by Mr Harding, London; Mr Frank Stoner, London, from whom purchased for £5 on 29 October 1920 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 29.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early
Anne
Production date: dated AD 1700

School or Style

Baroque

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue derived from cobalt oxide)
Body
Fleur-de-lys
Handles
Maltese Crosses

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
very shiny bluish-white Tin-glazing

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: I H
  • Location: In panel below the rim
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: 1700
  • Location: In panel below the rim
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1509 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72114
Old object numbe: 4863

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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