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Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Possibly)
Pottery:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and manganese with Cupid, a young man, flowers, and inscription
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue and manganese-purple. In the form of a high-heeled shoe mounted with a hinged metal cover for use as a box. On the upper part of the front of the shoe there is a shaped panel enclosing a flying Cupid holding a bow and arrow above a man with bare legs, apparently holding his clothes about him. On the left are the initials and date ‘IW 1763’. The sides, back, and heel are decorated with flowers reserved in a blue ground. The underside of the heel and sole are manganese-purple.
History note: Alfred Trapnell, Great Chalfield, Wollstonecroft Road, Bournemouth; his sale, Christie’s 16-19 March 1914, Porcelain, objects of art and silver-mounted vessels, day 3, part of lot 400; bought by Mr Harding on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 11.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Production date:
dated
AD 1763
Probably made by a London pottery or at Bristol
The presence of Cupid suggests that the shoe was an amatory gift.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue from cobalt, and manganese-purple)
Rim
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, painted in blue and manganese-purple, and mounted with a rim and cover
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: the J is written as a dotted I
Accession number: C.1596-1928
Primary reference Number: 72279
Old object number: 4882
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Model shoe" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72279 Accessed: 2024-11-21 23:39:15
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