99/2010

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

Pearlware artichoke-shaped custard pot and cover, part of a set, decorated with moulded leaves outlined in green. Probably manufactured in Staffordshire, c.1780s-1790s.

Object name

custard pot

Object number

99/2010

Production date

c.1780s-1790s (manufactured)

Production place

Staffordshire (manufactured)

Period

Georgian (1714-1837)

Material

earthenware
lead glaze

Technique

glazed
moulded

Physical description

Pearlware artichoke-shaped custard pot and cover. The body of the pot, around which moulded leaves run in bands of ten, flares out from the foot-rim. The glaze on the base is crackled and has a blue-tinged ring inside the foot-rim. There are two vertical seams running up the body of the pot. The rim, the topmost level of leaves, stands proud of the circular lip of the pot. The tip of one of the leaves on the rim has been broken off and another leaf is chipped on the inside edge.

The cover is similarly decorated with moulded leaves outlined in green, with a bud shaped finial, a ring of bluish glaze at its base. The rim of the cover is lobed, and there are accretions in the glaze on the underside of the rim and on a diagonal stroke on the surface of the cover.

Dimensions

Height: 8.5cm
Diameter: 3.8cm
Diameter: 5.5cm
Diameter: 4.6cm

Website keywords

serving food