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Posset pot: C.1641 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with Chinese figures in a landscape

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed pale turquoise and painted in blue and turquoise-green. The bulbous body stands on three feet in the form of birds. It has a curved spout in the middle of one side, and two handles formed of two joined rolls of clay with twisting terminals and snakes on their backs. The slightly domed cover has a knob in the shape of a crown enclosing a bird (head missing) and two looped handles. The sides and cover are painted with Chinese figures seated in Chinoiserie landscapes (man-in-grasses design). To the right of the spout is the inscription ‘EH/1681’.

Notes

History note: W.L. Chew Esq., Hankelow Court, Audlem, Cheshire; sold Christie’s 15-16 June 1910, Old English Pottery and Porcelain formed by W L Chew, Esq. Deceased late of Hankelow Court Audlem Cheshire; 2nd day, lot 148; bought by S.G. Fenton for £5.5; and sold by him for £9 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 16.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
Production date: dated AD 1681

School or Style

Baroque
Ming Transitional

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue and turquoise-green)
Feet
Handles
Pot

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
pale turquoise-blue Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: EH/1681
  • Location: On side to right of spout
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1641 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72372
Old object number: 3129

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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