Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Proprietor:
Eenhoorn, Lambertus van
(Probably)
Factory:
De Metaale Pot
(Probably)
Entities
Categories
Description
Flower vase in the form of an obelisk on a heart-shaped base, of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, green, yellow and red with flowering plants, birds, and scrolling foliage
Earthenware, moulded in sections, assembled, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, green, a little yellow, and red high-temperature colours. In the form of an obelisk of flattened rectangular section, the lower part heart-shaped with four spouts on the shoulders, two lizard handles, and a four-sided rectangular foot; the upper part in the form of a flattened pyramid with three tiers, each of which has four spouts for flowers, and at the top, a bud-shaped finial. The underside of the foot is slightly concave and has a central ventilation hole. The front and back of the upper part are decorated with prunus, chrysanthemums and other flowers and birds on a white ground. The two sides have foliated scrolls and flloral sprays reserved in a red ground. The tiers are divided by borders of flowers reserved in a blue ground, and red zigzags on a white ground. The heart-shaped lower part is decorated with groups of flowering plants and flying birds. The lizards and the supports for the upper part are green. The foot has two panels with a blue and red stylized plant on a white ground, and two with a flower and scrolls in red and green reserved in a blue gound. The edge has a repeating double zig-zag border
Notes
History note: Purchased from Mr Rochelle Thomas on 25 April 1923 for £12.10 being no. 165 in his 'Clearance Catalogue' which had been received by Glaisher on 21 April 1923.
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 37.2 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, Early
Circa
1700
-
1710
School or Style
Baroque
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, red, yellow, and green)
Materials used in production
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded in parts, assembled, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, green, yellow, and red high-temperature colours
Painting
Tin-glazing
References and bibliographic entries
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Catalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge
page(s): 332
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Kunstgewerbemuseum der Stadt Köln, Fayence I, Niederlande, Frankreich, England
page(s): 146
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Delfts aardewerk, Geschiedenis van een nationaal product, Deel IV, Vazen met tuiten,300 jaar pronkstukken/Dutch Delftware, History of a National Product, Volume IV, Vases with Spouts, Three Centuries of Splendour
page(s): 197
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Identification numbers
Accession number: C.2616-1928
Primary reference Number: 73792
Old object number: 4175
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Friday 14 March 2025
Last processed: Tuesday 15 July 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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