Bowl
1768 (made)
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Punch-bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, the exterior with emblems of Freemasonry in medallions with the inscriptions 'AMOR HONOR ET IUSTITIA', 'NOUS UIVONS SUR LE QUARRE' and 'MEMENTO MORI' and sprays of flowers between; around the inside is a scalloped border, and on the bottom are a book, compass, and a set-square
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Punch-bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue with emblems of Freemasonry in medallions, Lowestoft porcelain factory, 1768 |
| Physical description | Punch-bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, the exterior with emblems of Freemasonry in medallions with the inscriptions 'AMOR HONOR ET IUSTITIA', 'NOUS UIVONS SUR LE QUARRE' and 'MEMENTO MORI' and sprays of flowers between; around the inside is a scalloped border, and on the bottom are a book, compass, and a set-square |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'AMOR HONOR ET IUSTITIA', 'NOUS UIVONS SUR LE QUARRE' and 'MEMENTO MORI' [in medallions between sprays of flowers] (On outside) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Vallentini, London, for 12 shillings in August 1879. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
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| Other number | sch. I 29 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:86-1885 |
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| Record created | December 3, 2008 |
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