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Two-handled bowl: C.309-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Probably)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware two-handled bowl, painted in blue with a putto sitting on a large ball, holding a drawing.

Yellowish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall except for an irregular area on the base, and painted in two shades of the same blue. Circular with deep curved sides and everted rim, and two small horizontal handles made of rolls of clay, each with two thumbprints on the underside. In the middle within two concentric circles, a putto holding a drawing sits in profile to the right on a large ball, and rests his left foot on a smaller ball. On each side of him there is a plant in a pot and below, a row of tiles in alternate shades of blue. On the sides there are stylised plants radiating inwards from the rim, which is decorated with slanting blue dashes. The exterior is inscribed '16 W T M 74' in blue.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 35.2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Brislington ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: daed AD 1674 : dated

Note

This shape is most unusual in English delftware but elements of its decoration indicate that it was probably made at Brislington

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

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

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Yellowish-buff earthenware, the bowl thrownh, tin-glazed overall except for an irregular area on the base, and painted in two shades of the same blue.

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 16 W T M 74
  • Location: On exterior
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in blue
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: circular with serrated edge

  • Text: 534
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in pencil
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.309-1991
Primary reference Number: 74371
Packing number: EURCER 92
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 16 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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