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Bowl: C.1692-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenare painted in polychrome with a half-length figure of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde

Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed and painted in blue, green, and red. Circular with a narrow pie-crust rim, and deep curved sides, standing on a footring. In the middle enclosed by two blue concentric circles is a half-lenth portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), with on either side of his head the letters ‘D’ and ‘O’. This is surrounded by a border of interlacing green and red curved lines. The rim has a border of radiating green and red Vs.

Notes

History note: Bought in Hereford by the vendor, Mr Stoner of London; purchased from him for £4 on 4 November 1908 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

24
Height: 6.9 cm

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Place(s) associated

  • Brislington ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England
  • Bristol ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Queen Anne
George I
Circa 1705 CE - 1714 CE

Note

The bowl was probably made at Brislington or Bristol. It is most likely to have been made about the time of his promotion to Captain-General of the English forces in 1711 in succession to the Duke of Marlborough. It seems unlikely that it was made after the Duke of Ormonde's involvement in the Jacobite rising of 1715, after which he went into exile on the Continent.

School or Style

Baroque

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, and red)
Rim

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware
Tin-glaze

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Buff earthenware, thrown, with crimped pie-crust rim, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, green and red; three peg-marks on the underside of the rim
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: D O
  • Location: Inside bowl
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Initials

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1692-1928
Primary reference Number: 72464
Old object number: 2875
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 4 October 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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