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Dish: C.272-1928

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Maker(s)

Potter: Unidentified

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Description

Brown earthenware, press-moulded. slip-trailed in cream, and lead-glazed

Brown earthenware, press-moulded over a hump mould, decorated on the front with slip trailing in cream, and lead-glazed. The reverse is undecorated. The dish is circular with deep curved sides. The front is decorated with intersecting slip-trailing to create a design resembling loose darning. Some of the lines have been combed. The back is incised with the name and date 'W FIELD/1771'.

Notes

History note: Alfred Bilson; Billson sale, Sotheby’s on 21 December, 1908, part of lot 51; hammer price 9s.0d.; bought by Mr George Stoner on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 33.5 cm
Height: 7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
Production date: dated AD 1771

Note

This dish may have been made in Staffordshire or elsewhere in the Midlands or north of England. The name on the back W. Field, might be the name of the potter

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( cream)
Front Surface composed of lead-glaze

Materials used in production

brown Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Brown earthenware, press-moulded over a hump mould, decorated on the front with slip trailing in cream, with some combing, and lead-glazed. The reverse is undecorated.

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W FIELD/1771
  • Location: On reverse
  • Method of creation: Incised, probably before firing
  • Type: Inscription and date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.272-1928
Primary reference Number: 73970
Old object number: 2968

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 19 November 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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