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Jug: C.1654-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)

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Description

Buff earthenware covered with very shiny tin-glaze, and painted in blue, green, yellow, and red. The jug has a bulbous body on a disk foot which is concave underneath. The body contracts into a short cylindrical neck with a wide mouth and pointed lip. The handle is vertically grooved on the exterior and has a V-shaped terminal. The widest part of the body is decorated with four oval compartments reserved in a blue ground. One contains the initials and date ‘’N S/1707’ within a red scroll border. The other three are filled with stylized flowers and foliage. Below there is a border of squat anthemion-like motifs. The shoulder is decorated with three pairs of horizontal lines, above which on the neck there are vertical leaves. The back of the handle is decorated with alternating blue circles and horizontal red lines.

Notes

History note: Mr A.R. Hakoumoff, 5 Golden Court, George Street, Richmond, Surrey, from whom bought for £1.15s.0d. on 30 July 1906 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge. It had been sent to him on approval on 24 July.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 20.2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England
  • Bristol ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England
  • Brislington ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Queen Anne
Production date: dated AD 1707

Note

The colouring was probably influenced by late 17th or early 18th century Japanese Imari porcelain. The design is unusual, and it has not been possible to associate it with a particular area or pottery. At the date of production it could have been made in London, or at Bristol or Brislington.

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: N S/1707

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1654-1928
Primary reference Number: 72396
Old object number: 4902
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 5 August 2019 Last processed: Friday 16 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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