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Potter: Simpson, John, potter (Possibly)
Buff earthenware, press-moulded with decoration in relief, slip-trailed, and lead-glazed. Octagonal. In the middle, a stylized carnation in a circular medallion surrounded by four pomegranates alternating with four fleur-de-lys. Below the medallion are the initials IS in relief. Round the edge is a row of dots and eight circles linked by scalloped lines.
History note: Banbury 1903
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1715
: Dated on the basis of an example dated '1715'
The initials IS may be those of the potter, John Simpson. The design may have been derived from a late 17th century wallpaper featuring pomegranates and tulips, such as a sample in the Victoria & Albert Museum (E.337-1932).
Front
composed of
lead-glaze
Decoration
composed of
slip
Accession number: C.194-1928
Primary reference Number: 72895
Old object number: R 694
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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