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Factory: Bristol Porcelain Manufactory
Hard-paste porcelain bowl, decorated overglaze in red and sepia enamels, and gilt.
Hard-paste porcelain bowl, painted in red and sepia onglaze enamels, and gilt. The circular bowl has rounded sides and stands on a low footring. The sides are painted with billing doves, a flaming heart on an altar, a quiver of arrows and a willow tree enshrined with flowers. The rim is banded with a loop and dot border.
History note: From the Sheldon Collection, no. 143b, purchased December 1925, £10.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 15.3 cm
Diameter: 6 in
Height: 7.1 cm
Height: 2 3/4 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, second half#
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1770
Possibly made for John Brittan, Foreman at the Bristol Works.
Decoration composed of enamels ( red and sepia) gold
Glazing (coating) : Glazed hard-paste porcelain, moulded and decorated in red and sepia enamels, and gilt
Inscription present: chemical sign for tin
Accession number: C.3133-1928
Primary reference Number: 74421
Old object number: 4764, vol. 31
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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