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Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Probably)
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.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 35.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century#
Production date:
daed
AD 1674
: dated
This shape is most unusual in English delftware but elements of its decoration indicate that it was probably made at Brislington
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
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 present: circular with serrated edge
Accession number: C.309-1991
Primary reference Number: 74371
Packing number: EURCER 92
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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