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Production: Belfast Pothouse (Probably)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, yellowish-green, and yellow
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted in blue, yellowish-green, and yellow. The deep-sided cup stands on a low domed foot, and has a wide band of gadrooning round its lower part and a narrow band a short distance below the rim. It has two scroll handles which are flat on the inside and curved on the outside, and have applied spiny reptiles with open mouths at the top. The slightly domed cover has a central pillar with a globular pierced knob and two arching handles similar to those on the pot. The top of the pot is decorated with a horizontal border of flowers and foliage, below which are larger floral arrangements. The lower gadroons are decorated with small plants outlined in alternating colours. The foot is decorated with geometric or formal plant motifs, and there are scrolls down the sides of the handles. The cover is decorated en suite, has an inscription in blue 'B/R*M/1712'.
History note: Christie's, 12 July 1921, part of lot 98, described as a 'race' [cup]; bought by Mr Wilfred Harding (dealer), London, from whom purchased for £30 on 29 November 1922 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 38.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
This very unusual two-handled cup was probably made at the Belfast Pothouse, operating from c. 1697-1725
Accession number: C.1661 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72403
Old object number: 4079
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.173-2015
Accession Number: C.1069-1928
Accession Number: C.1236-1928
Accession Number: M.2-2006
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