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Cachepot With Saucer

This is a Cachepot with saucer. It was made by William Adams and manufactured by William Adams & Sons Ltd.. It is dated 1785–1790 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is stoneware (jasperware) with applied relief decorations. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (overall): 12.1 × 14.1 cm (4 3/4 × 5 9/16 in.) H x diam. (a: cachepot): 11.4 × 14.1 cm (4 1/2 × 5 9/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3.2 × 14.1 cm (1 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Impressed: Adams

Cite this object as

Cachepot With Saucer; Manufactured by William Adams & Sons Ltd. (United Kingdom); Made by William Adams (English, d. 1805); stoneware (jasperware) with applied relief decorations; H x diam. (overall): 12.1 × 14.1 cm (4 3/4 × 5 9/16 in.) H x diam. (a: cachepot): 11.4 × 14.1 cm (4 1/2 × 5 9/16 in.) H x diam. (b: saucer): 3.2 × 14.1 cm (1 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-388-a,b

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