English Pottery

The books in this series provide a convenient and accessible introduction to subjects within the applied arts.

Julia E. Poole (Author)

9780521475211, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 4 May 1995

151 pages
24.6 x 17.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.526 kg

The books in this series provide a convenient and accessible introduction to subjects within the applied arts. Drawing examples from the world-famous collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum, they furnish the reader with a wide variety of information on many different types and forms and illustrate some of the most famous as well as the most unusual examples. A general introduction is followed by entries on sixty-four individual objects, each of which is illustrated in colour. Complete with glossaries and guides to further reading, these books will prove invaluable to all collectors and enthusiasts.

Preface
Introduction
Glossary
1. Jug
2. Drinking pot
3. Flagon
4. Bottle
5. Dish
6. Jug
7. Two-handed tyg
8. Tulip charger
9. 'Nobody'
10. Dish
11. Posset pot and salver
12. Cistern
13. Bottle
14. Mug
15. Jug
16. Covered cup with four handles and a whistle
17. Dish
18. Six xhinoiserie tiles
19. Punch bowl and cover
20. Hunting mug
21. Two-handed loving cup
22. Milk jug and teapot
23. Pew group
24. Bear jug or jar
25. Camel and monkey or squirrel teapots
26. Jug
27. Dish
28. Teabowl, saucer and coffee pot
29. Coffee pot
30. Teapot
31. Tureen
32. Teapot
33. Jug
34. Centrepiece
35. St George and the dragon
36. Toby jug
37. demosthenes
38. Erasmus Darwin's portland vase copy
39. Teapot
40. Obelisk
41. Dinner plate
42. Garniture of five covered vases
43. Jug
44. Dish
45. 'Perswaition'
46. Vase and cover with pagoda finial
47. Flask in the shape of a girl holding a dove
48. The 'Bulrush' water jug
49. Pot-lid
50. Ewer and basin
51. The Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William of Prussia
52. Jug
53. Giant teapot
54. Flagon
55. Tole picture
56. Owl
57. Hop jug
58. Vase
59. Dish
60. Jug
61. Dinner plate
62. Pagoda-lidded bowl
63. Vase
64. Deep-sided bowl on a high foot.

Subject Areas: Exhibition catalogues & specific collections [AGC]