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Strawberry Dish and Stand: C.2418 & A-1928

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Titles

Strawberry Dish and Stand

Maker(s)

Factory: Greek A Factory

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with Chinese figures and sprays of peony

Earthenware, moulded and perforated, tin-glazed, and painted in blue. The deep circular dish has three scroll feet and is perforated in the middle to serve as a strainer; its edge is divided into six lobes with deep indentations between. The dish is of similar shape but with much shallower sides, and has a slightly recessed base. Both are painted with three standing figures of Chinese ladies alternating with sprays of peony; in the middle of the dish is another spray and in the middle of the stand, a stag standing beside a small shrub. The underside of the dish is decorated with six Chinese emblems with ribbons. The dish has three peg marks on the reverse.

Notes

History note: Miss Fresco, London, from whom purchased in 1893 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Third quarter of 18th century
Circa 1757 - 1765

Note

The mark indicates that the dish was made during the proprietorship of Jan Theunis Dextra between 1757 and 1765.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Surface composed of tin-glaze ( very slightly bluish)
Stand Height 3.1 cm Width 22.3 cm
Dish Height 5.6 cm Width 22.7 cm

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Pale buff earthenware, moulded, the dish pierced, and having three applied moulded feet, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted in blue

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: dot over the I

  • Text: ITD underlined with 12 below and separately 103, below on the stand, and to the right of the mark on the dish
  • Location: In the middle of thebase of both pieces
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: G.45 and to the left 45
  • Location: On the back of the pierced dish
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
  • Type: Number

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2418 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73474
Old object number: 45-46

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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