Food-Warmer
ca. 1765-1775 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The front has scrolls, floral decoration and cupid's wings below the head. The back has two flowering plants. All the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: Much restored.
Glaze: Greenish white and finely crazed.
Shape: The cylindrical body would have had a strap handle of oval section on each side. There are two identical press-moulded human heads applied at the front and back and four quatrefoil pierced holes to vent the interior. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: Much restored.
Glaze: Greenish white and finely crazed.
Shape: The cylindrical body would have had a strap handle of oval section on each side. There are two identical press-moulded human heads applied at the front and back and four quatrefoil pierced holes to vent the interior. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Food warmer decorated with depictions of flowers and leaves |
| Physical description | The front has scrolls, floral decoration and cupid's wings below the head. The back has two flowering plants. All the decoration is in blue. Body colour: Buff. Condition: Much restored. Glaze: Greenish white and finely crazed. Shape: The cylindrical body would have had a strap handle of oval section on each side. There are two identical press-moulded human heads applied at the front and back and four quatrefoil pierced holes to vent the interior. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Prof. F. H. Garner |
| Object history | Professor F.H. Garner Bequest, 1965. |
| Production | London (Lambeth High Street, Abigail Griffith) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8 |
| Other number | H21. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.262-1991 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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