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Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)
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’.
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.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 16.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Production date:
dated
AD 1681
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue and turquoise-green)
Feet
Handles
Pot
buff
Earthenware
pale turquoise-blue
Tin-glaze
Accession number: C.1641 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72372
Old object number: 3129
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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