15929966130001312637261000Standard Recordobject-72279170810660668916134779930001708106603488fitz-onlineadlib-object-72279https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72279eb107fd8-714f-3dc5-a27a-eff75ec133605referenceterm-108348adlib-term-108348667e7a19-db33-3d85-bd9b-c2dafd8e02fftin-glazed earthenwarereferenceterm-110399adlib-term-110399c2c214aa-c7b2-3bbe-8460-214ed187b114English delftwarereferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherblue from cobalt, and manganese-purplereferenceterm-110730adlib-term-110730dae0f074-4d74-3f73-9137-7e8bbb36a2cehigh-temperature colourDecorationreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingRimin metalreferenceterm-28848adlib-term-288486d70e581-4c5d-3597-ae8f-171bda2fb098mountingApplied Artstin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and manganese with Cupid, a young man, flowers, and inscriptionBuff 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.C.1596-19281accession numberC.1596-192872279priref72279old object number4882urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72279https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72279the J is written as a dotted Ion side of shoepainted in blueJ.W. 1763inscriptionreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928-12-07bequeathedEntry date: 1928-12-071763CE1763dated1763possiblypotteryreferenceagent-188349adlib-agent-1883498b3ed3e0-c88c-3e27-a7d1-f105b888ab5eunidentified London potterypossiblypotteryreferenceagent-188377adlib-agent-188377c924b925-c6b5-3093-8c92-77781285d6b4Unidentified Bristol potteryProbably made by a London pottery or at BristolThe presence of Cupid suggests that the shoe was an amatory gift.referenceterm-113159adlib-term-1131594bdfb4a7-b307-3dfa-a3d6-8ada4683271e18th Century, third quarter#referenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0literalEnglandEnglandcountryLondonreferenceterm-106700adlib-term-106700a1f742d5-f39a-3ac4-9905-3f2c8bdf3612literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralSomersetSomersetregionBristolbuffreferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwarereferenceterm-39575adlib-term-39575cdf6707a-1eeb-3622-a26b-6e54f1f8d4abtin-glazeLengthcm11.8referencemedia-170078adlib-media-170078d08cd2e1-be62-3945-a667-a4e7d44fe8abjpegaa/aa27/C_1596_1928_20_281_29.jpg1heightpixels570widthpixels76016162789186211imagejpegaa/aa27/mid_C_1596_1928_20_281_29.jpg1heightpixels375widthpixels50016162789186211imagejpegaa/aa27/C_1596_1928_20_281_29.jpg1heightpixels570widthpixels76016162789186211imagejpegaa/aa27/preview_C_1596_1928_20_281_29.jpg1heightpixels188widthpixels25016162789186211image0media
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imagereferenceterm-116864adlib-term-11686403210909-89ae-3709-b971-f6f9686d35f5model shoeshoehistory noteAlfred 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, Cambridge1similar formreferenceobject-72192adlib-object-72192fd0c70de-412b-3993-9337-a60984cface61reference1term-116864adlib-term-11686403210909-89ae-3709-b971-f6f9686d35f5model shoemodel shoereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. Vol. I, p. 200, no. 1596, vol. II, pl. 110C200referencepublication-1031adlib-publication-1031a5cc6cb3-2b6f-390a-af51-7e9d123e55edCatalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum CambridgeIllustratedK.4331referencepublication-7519adlib-publication-751966216bb6-1f3a-3a73-a29c-2d840342ae63Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoreferenceterm-116864adlib-term-11686403210909-89ae-3709-b971-f6f9686d35f5model shoemodel shoebuff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, painted in blue and manganese-purple, and mounted with a rim and coverreferenceterm-111179adlib-term-111179be5c887b-c0ed-3d89-82b2-c3a870e72a68mouldingreferenceterm-120059adlib-term-120059dfa315b5-819d-37ab-ab22-bddfdbb3cbe7tin-glazingobject
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