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Punch bowl: C.79-1950

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Folco factory (Possibly)
Factory: Levantino factory (Possibly)

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Description

Earthenware, tin-glazed overall except the underside of the footring. The glaze is thickly applied and has raised dribbles near the rim, and pin holes here and there. Painted in manganese with touches of yellow and sage-green which has run into the glaze.
Circular with deep, slightly warped sides, standing on a footring.
One side is decorated with Pluto abducting Proserpine in a chariot drawn by two horses, attended by three putti, one of whom holds the reins of the horses and brandishes a whip. Above there are flying birds, and on each side, a tree. On the opposite side the goddess sits with her hands tied behind her back, attended by two putti, one holding a fruit, perhaps a pomegranate. Between these scenes there are landscapes: on the left of the chariot, a cluster of buildings beside a bridge, trees, clumps of foliage, a man on a horse and a man walking with a gun, and flying birds: on the right of the chariot, a group of buildings beside a ruined colonnade, trees and flying birds. The foot is decorated with a horizontal line at the top, a wavy line, and a wide line between two narrow lines. The name 'O FARIELL' is written in manganese across the middle of the inside.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson

Measurements and weight

Height: 27.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Savona ⪼ Liguria ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1740 CE - 1780 CE

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in manganese with touches of yellow and sage-green)
Foot Diameter 22.2 cm
Rim Diameter 47.8 cm

Materials used in production

except underside of footring Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Earthenware, tin-glazed overall except the underside of the footring. The glaze is thickly applied and has raised dribbles near the rim, and pin holes here and there. Painted in manganese with touches of yellow and sage-green which has run into the glaze.
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: O FARIELL
  • Location: Across the middle of the inside
  • Method of creation: In manganese
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.79-1950
Primary reference Number: 76064
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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