Bowl
ca.1830 (made)
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Bowl/cup of ogee form with four loop handles. the rim is painted in black with the words "Successto the Wiltshire Yeomanry". On the outside between the handles are the following devices: (1) an urn-shaped vase of flowers with fruit lying near it, stipple-painted in brown and painted over in colours; (2) a black print of a wheatsheaf on a medallion, surrounded by a band inscribed "IN GOD IS OUR TRUST.THE FARMER'S ARMS" within three smaller medallions, containing implements of agriculture and separated by the verses:
"Let the Wealthy and Great,
Roll in Splendour and State,
I envy the not I declare it,
I eat my own Lamb,
My own Chicken and ham,
I shear my own Fleece & I wear it,
I have Lawns, I have Bow'rs,
I have Fruit, I have Flowr's,
The Lark is my morning alarmer,
So jolly Boys now,
Here's God speed the Plough,
Long Life, & success to
the FARMER"
Above this is a plough with the the words: "He that by the plough would thrive/Himself must either/Hold or Drive/God Speed the Plough"
(3) No.1 repeated; (4) The verses of No.2 repeated within a border composed of emblems of agriculture, a cask, ale-bottle glass and scrollwork painted in black. the print of the vase of tflowers is repated on the inside base, without colouring.
"Let the Wealthy and Great,
Roll in Splendour and State,
I envy the not I declare it,
I eat my own Lamb,
My own Chicken and ham,
I shear my own Fleece & I wear it,
I have Lawns, I have Bow'rs,
I have Fruit, I have Flowr's,
The Lark is my morning alarmer,
So jolly Boys now,
Here's God speed the Plough,
Long Life, & success to
the FARMER"
Above this is a plough with the the words: "He that by the plough would thrive/Himself must either/Hold or Drive/God Speed the Plough"
(3) No.1 repeated; (4) The verses of No.2 repeated within a border composed of emblems of agriculture, a cask, ale-bottle glass and scrollwork painted in black. the print of the vase of tflowers is repated on the inside base, without colouring.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted in enamel colours |
Brief description | Bowl, for the Wiltshire Yeomanry, earthenware, Staffordshire, about 1830 |
Physical description | Bowl/cup of ogee form with four loop handles. the rim is painted in black with the words "Successto the Wiltshire Yeomanry". On the outside between the handles are the following devices: (1) an urn-shaped vase of flowers with fruit lying near it, stipple-painted in brown and painted over in colours; (2) a black print of a wheatsheaf on a medallion, surrounded by a band inscribed "IN GOD IS OUR TRUST.THE FARMER'S ARMS" within three smaller medallions, containing implements of agriculture and separated by the verses: "Let the Wealthy and Great, Roll in Splendour and State, I envy the not I declare it, I eat my own Lamb, My own Chicken and ham, I shear my own Fleece & I wear it, I have Lawns, I have Bow'rs, I have Fruit, I have Flowr's, The Lark is my morning alarmer, So jolly Boys now, Here's God speed the Plough, Long Life, & success to the FARMER" Above this is a plough with the the words: "He that by the plough would thrive/Himself must either/Hold or Drive/God Speed the Plough" (3) No.1 repeated; (4) The verses of No.2 repeated within a border composed of emblems of agriculture, a cask, ale-bottle glass and scrollwork painted in black. the print of the vase of tflowers is repated on the inside base, without colouring. |
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Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
Object history | Given by K.Dingwall Esq. Through the National Arts Collection Fund. |
Historical context | The Wiltshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the United Kingdom established in 1794. In 1831 the regiment was awarded the title 'Royal'. |
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Accession number | C.84-1911 |
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Record created | May 14, 2009 |
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