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Ewer and basin
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 - Enlarge image
Ewer and basin
- Place of origin:
Derby (manufactured)
- Date:
1790-1795 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 (painters (artists))
Derby Porcelain factory (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr Frank Hurlbutt
- Museum number:
C.41&A-1928
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 8, shelf 1 []
Physical description
The ewer is globular with widely spreading concave rim and spout, loop handle of flattened section rising a little above the rim. The basin has a similar rim. Both pieces are painted with bouquets of roses, irises and other flowers. Borders of husk pattern and festooned dots with foliations and formal flowers in blue, green, pink and purple. On the handle, formal flowers in gilt.
Place of Origin
Derby (manufactured)
Date
1790-1795 (made)
Artist/maker
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 (painters (artists))
Derby Porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt
Marks and inscriptions
'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons with six dots
Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in purple on underside of both pieces
'172'
Pattern number painted (overglaze) in purple on the foot ring of the basin
Dimensions
Height: 13 cm basin, Diameter: 30.4 cm basin, Height: 24.1 cm ewer
Descriptive line
Ewer and basin, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, painting attributed to William Billingsley, manufactured by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1790-1795
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Haslem, John. The Old Derby China Factory. 1876. 188 p.
Honey, W. B. Old English Porcelain. London : Faber&Faber, 1948. 126 p.
Hurlbutt, Frank. Old Derby Porcelain. 1925.
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Techniques
Enamelled; Gilt
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
Ceramics Collection
