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ca. 1760 (made)
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Tureen stand of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and painted in coloured enamels; the rim is moulded in high relief with a lizard, birds, fishes, insects and flowers among rococo scrolls, and in the middle are printed two views of classical ruins, one with two figures beside a tomb, and the other with a man reclining and a woman drawing water at a fountain which is surmounted by a statue of a triton, while in the background are Trajan's Column and the ruins of the Temple of Castor from the Forum, Rome, and between these views is marine scene with shipping.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, soft-paste porcelain moulded in high relief, transfer-printed in black enamel and painted in coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Tureen stand of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and painted in coloured enamels; oval, the rim is moulded in high relief, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1760. |
| Physical description | Tureen stand of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and painted in coloured enamels; the rim is moulded in high relief with a lizard, birds, fishes, insects and flowers among rococo scrolls, and in the middle are printed two views of classical ruins, one with two figures beside a tomb, and the other with a man reclining and a woman drawing water at a fountain which is surmounted by a statue of a triton, while in the background are Trajan's Column and the ruins of the Temple of Castor from the Forum, Rome, and between these views is marine scene with shipping. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Bullon [?], London, for £10 10 shillings in July 1884. Acquired as Bow porcelain. Cook, Cyril. Supplement to the Life and Work of Robert Hancock, London & Tonbridge, 1955. See item 123 for the print of classical ruins on the left, 'The Amphitheatre', where Schreiber collection 641 is illustrated. The print on the left 'The Temple of Castor' is item 166, where Schreiber collection 643 is illustrated. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 633 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:58-1885 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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