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Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery
White salt-glazed stoneware, in the form of a bear with a detachable head which forms a cup
White stoneware, thrown in two parts with applied ears, muzzle, tail, and legs, with clay chips applied to simulate fur, and brown slip details applied before salt-glazing. The bear has a tubby body, with short hind legs and longer forelegs. The removable head has a white salt-glazed stoneware ring in its muzzle. The flat hind end permits the bear to sit upright or it can be displayed in a walking position. The lower part of the head is decorated with seven groups of brown slip spots around a central spot to resemble a decorated collar, and the paws have brown slip claws. The eyes are formed by raised circles with brown slip inside them.
History note: B. Jolly and Sons, Cambridge, from whom bought for £2.15s. on 11 May 1907 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 23.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1740
CE
-
1770
CE
Decoration
composed of
slip
( brown)
Surface
composed of
salt-glaze
Body
Depth 18.5 cm
Width 13 cm
Body And Head
Details
Ears, Snout, Limbs,
Fur
off-white Stoneware
Inscription present: circular white stick-on label with printed lettering around the edge
Accession number: C.502 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 75325
Old object number: 4683
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bear jug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75325 Accessed: 2024-10-30 06:15:26
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