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Factory: Giordano factory
Maiolica teapot painted in blue
Yellowish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue.
Ovoid, standing on a low footring, double twist handle, dividing at its base into spirals projecting on each side, curved spout, and domed cover with a narrow rim.
On the shoulder is a formal border incorporating scrolls, panels of trellis diaper, dots, and lambrequins; on the foot, a horizontal band, and above, two horizontal bands and a row of criss-crosses. The end of the spout has two bands with an elongated tassel below. There are horizontal strokes on the handle and on the lid, a wreath of foliage on a wavy stem within a band. The base is marked in blue with an orb with a `G' or `6' below.
History note: B. Jolley, Cambridge, from whom purchased in January 1900 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 14.2 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Circa
1720
CE
-
1750
CE
On purchase, Glaisher thought this pot was Delft, see typed copyof Glaisher's MS Catalogue
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( in blue)
Body
Inscription present: an orb with 'G' or '6' below
Accession number: C.2226 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 80788
Old object number: 1052
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Teapot" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/80788 Accessed: 2024-11-22 04:06:02
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