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Wall pocket: C.541-1928

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Current Location: In storage

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Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

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Description

White stoneware, press-moulded and salt-glazed. The wall pocket is in the shape of a woman's face with a bow in the hair at the top. The lower part of the face is flanked by rococo scrolls, and stylized acanthus leaves with oval depressions radiate from the top of her head. Below there are acanthus leaves forming a point. The flat back has a hole for suspension on the viewer's right, another is now missing due to loss of the upper part.

Notes

History note: Exhibition of English pottery held by Frederick Rathbone, Alfred Place, South Kensington, where purchased by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 21 cm
Width: 17 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
George II or George III
Circa 1755 CE - 1770 CE

Note

Wall pockets of this form have been attributed to Thomas Whieldon at Fenton Vivian, and to Thomas and John Wedgwood at Burslem, but they appear to have been made by several potters in the area

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Surface composed of salt-glaze

Materials used in production

White stoneware

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Off-white stoneware, press-moulded, and salt-glazed
Salt-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.541-1928
Primary reference Number: 75466
Old object number: 483

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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

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