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Teapot: C.460 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Production: Barker, Thomas (Barker of Bath) (Probably)

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Description

Red stoneware with mould-applied sprigs. Cylindrical with shallow, curved shoulder, straight upward slanting spout, roll loop handle, and flat circular lid with a pierced ball knob. On each side is a man carrying a bird perched in a hoop at the end of a long staff followed by a woman with a parasol. The figures are enclosed in a framework of prunus-blossom and rococo scrolls, and there is similar ornament on the lid.

Notes

History note: Probably bought in London by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Beqiest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm
Length: 7.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Fenton ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
Circa 1760 CE - 1767 CE

Note

The applied sprigs match those on sherds found on the site of the Foley Pottery and it was possibly made by Thomas Barker who occupied a factory nearby in Fenton.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Base Diameter 9.2 cm
Reliefs

Materials used in production

dry-bodied Red dry-bodied stoneware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.460 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 75175
Old object number: 1261
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 July 2022 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

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

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