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Pottery: Wincanton Pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware, with a powdered manganese ground, and five reserves painted in blue. Circular, with a sloping rim, and shallow well. The central reserve encloses a shield bearing a figure of Apollo with Python, and in the four others there are 'mimosa' flowers and leaves. Below the shield is the place name and date 'Wincanton/1738'.
History note: Mr Frank Stoner, London from whom purchased on 5 May, 1920 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 22.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, second quarter#
George II
Production date:
dated
AD 1738
: dated
The shield bears a simplified version of the arms of the Apothecaries' Company
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
manganese
Ground
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, covered with thick and irregular greyish tin-glaze, and painted in blue high-temperature colour; five peg marks on the back and three much smaller peg-like scars
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.1711-1928
Primary reference Number: 72486
Old object number: 4069
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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