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Pottery: Unidentified Nottingham pottery
Brown salt-glazed stoneware, thrown, turned, rouletted, incised and painted with dark brown slip. Cylindrical with slightly projecting base, two projecting bands below the handle and one level with its junction with the body at the top, and a row of oval beading round the rim. The ear-shaped handle is reeded and has an upward kick at the bottom. The front is incised with a flowering plant filled in with dark brown slip. Four stilt marks on base.
History note: Messrs A.F. Allbrook, Essex, from whom purchased in October 1973 by Sir Ivor Batchelor; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Given by Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Height: 18 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1994-04-25) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century, Mid
George II
George III
Circa
1750
CE
-
1775
CE
This mug illustrates the very shiny, almost lustrous brown surface which is typical of Nottingham brown salt-glazed stoneware. Incised and slip-painted decoration is the rarest kind of decoration on Nottingham brown salt-glazed stoneware, and has been found on dated objects ranging from 1747 to 1771.
Decoration
composed of
slip
( dark brown)
Base
Diameter 11.3 cm
Whole Incl Handle
Width 14.5 cm
Throwing
: Brown salt-glazed stoneware, thrown, turned, rouletted, incised and painted with dark-brown slip.
Rouletting
Salt-glazing
Turning
Inscription present: rectangular
Accession number: C.1-1994
Primary reference Number: 81743
Old object number: 13
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tankard" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/81743 Accessed: 2024-04-23 11:41:56
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Accession Number: GR.14.1936
Accession Number: C.146-2010
Accession Number: M.56-1961
Accession Number: C.142-2015
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