Punch Bowl
ca. 1775 (made)
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Punch bowl of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and gilded, and on the outside is a continuous landscape with a fox-hunt, and inside on the bottom is a print of a huntsman dismounted blowing his horn and holding up a dead fox, with the hounds pressing round him, and on the sides are four groups of hounds with various dead game, and the edge is encircled with a gilt band.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel and gilded |
| Brief description | Punch bowl of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and gilded, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Punch bowl of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and gilded, and on the outside is a continuous landscape with a fox-hunt, and inside on the bottom is a print of a huntsman dismounted blowing his horn and holding up a dead fox, with the hounds pressing round him, and on the sides are four groups of hounds with various dead game, and the edge is encircled with a gilt band. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The hunting scenes are adapted from prints by J. Seymour (1702-1752), entitled 'In Full Chase', and from mezzotint by J. Burford after Seymour, 'The Death of the Fox' Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Bradbeen, Lowestoft, for £5 5 shillings in March 1869 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 675 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:539-1885 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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