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Tea Bowl and Saucer from a Toy Tea Set: C.1554.6 & A-1928

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Tea Bowl and Saucer from a Toy Tea Set

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Liverpool pottery

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed bluish-white and painted in blue. The tea bowl has deep curved sides and a very slightly everted rim. The saucer has curved sides and stands on a footring. Both pieces are decorated with a landscape with a house, rocks, and trees beside a river or lake.

Notes

History note: Mr Stewart Acton, 10a East Street, Brighton from whom purchased on 16 November 1923 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1750 CE - Circa 1760 CE

Note

The landscapes are typical of Liverpool delftware

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Saucer Diameter 10 cm Height 2 cm
Tea Bowl Diameter 5.5 cm Height 2.8 cm

Materials used in production

bluish-white Tin-glaze
buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue high-temperature colour

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1554.6 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72214
Old object number: 4259

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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