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Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware with a powdered manganese ground, a central reserve painted with a basket of flowers and smaller reserves painted with fleurs-de-lys and carnations, all in dull brownish-red
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-white and decorated with powdered manganese and painting in dull brownish-red. Circular with a sloping slightly concave rim, curved sides and flat centre with recessed base. The front has a powdered manganese-purple ground with a central octagonal reserve surrounded by eight alternately circular and carnation-shaped reserves. The central reserve is painted in brownish-red with a basket of flowers, the circular reserves with a fleur-de-lys, and the carnation-shaped with that flower.
History note: Mrs T.T. Greg
Given by Mrs T.T. Greg
Diameter: 22.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1920-12-11) by Greg, T. T., Mrs
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1740
CE
-
1750
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( brownish-red and manganese-purple)
buff
Earthenware
greyish-white
Tin-glaze
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed greyish-white an decorated with a powdered manganese ground and reserves painted in brownish-red
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.21-1920
Primary reference Number: 73129
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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