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Flower stand: C.2525-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Probably)
Pottery: unidentified Dutch pottery (Perhaps)

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Description

Buff earthenware, thrown, the cover pierced and luted on, tin-glazed bluish-white and painted in blue

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue

Buff earthenware, pierced, tin-glazed bluish-white and painted in blue. Circular bowl with deep curved sides and projecting rim, standing on a footring. The domed cover, which is luted to the bowl, has a large central hole and sixteen smaller ones. The sides and cover are decorated with Chinese figures standing or sitting in front of a fence amongst hillocks and shrubs. Three narrow bands run round the central hole and the edge of the cover.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 18.5 cm
Height: 10.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
William III and Mary II
William III (1650-1702)
Circa 1690 CE - Circa 1700 CE

Note

The bowl was probably made in England but might have been made in the United Provinces of the Netherlands. The Chinese figures and landscapes were derived from Ming Transitional style Chinese porcelain

School or Style

Ming Transitional

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Bowl
Cover

Materials used in production

bluish-white Tin-glaze
buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2525-1928
Primary reference Number: 73662

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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