Applied Art (N9452)

Glazed porcelain miniature sugar bowl and cover. The design is blue and white (Delft) and Chinese in style. The painted design depicts two Chinese style huts in a grassy landscape, with birds in the sky and either the moon or the sun on the sugar bowl. The rim of the sugar bowl lid is decorated with a linear pattern round the edge. There are two blurred designs on the top of the lid that resemble pools of water and sailboats. Simplified birds are painted on the lid of the bowl.

Applied Art (N9459)

Glazed porcelain miniature saucer. Blue and white design painted with a tree-topped 'island' between two pavilions or huts, Chinese in style. There are two sailboats in foreground and there is a border of alternate panels of interlaced and reversed arcs and stylised plant forms.

Applied Art (N9466)

Glazed porcelain miniature cup/teabowl. Blue and white design painted with a tree-topped 'island' between two pavilions or huts, Chinese in style. There are two sailboats on the back inside a border of alternate panels of interlaced and reversed arcs and stylised plant forms. Tuft on four lines inside base.

Applied Art (Na2037)

Glazed ceramic mug. The mug is painted in blue and white. It depicts a stylised landscape with flowers. The handle is resembles silver handle designs.

Applied Art (G451)

Glazed porcelain cream jug. The jug is on a moulded scrolled pedestal base. There are moulded cartouches on each side of the body of the jug. The rim of the jug has s-scrolls and auricular shapes. The handle is in a auricular shape. In the centre of the body cartouches there are painted designs of flowers in purple, orange, blue, and pink and green leaves. There is a purple lake line around base and lake detailing in the lip of the jug and the handle.

Applied Art (N319)

Glazed porcelain coffee cup. The design is blue and white and is Chinese in style. It depicts simplified flowers and a fence.

Applied Art (73/069)

Glazed porcelain wine funnel. The funnel is hand-thrown. It is painted with polychrome flowering peony and rocks. The flowers are blue,yellow, pink/purple with red/brown coloured rocks and thin brown branches.

Applied Art (N5671)

Paper advertisement for Bristol Glass Blowers. 'ROYAL AND // ELEGANT [Royal coat-of-arms] GLASS//WORK// To the admirers of the Fine arts.//Mr.DAVIS and Mr.JOHNSON,//Glass Blowers,//Mr.JOHNSON, a native of Sweden, and just returned from South America, has had the honour//of exhibiting before the King of France and Suite, while at Brighton, and patronized by numerous//distinguished Noblemen and Gentry. // Respectfully announces his Arrival in this City and purposes during the Fair, // TO EXHIBIT THEIR CURIOUS, PLEASING, AND INTERESTING ART OF//Glass Working and Blowing,//IN MINIATURE,//At No.4, St.James's Church Yard,//Mr.Davis assures the Public that they are the only SHIP BUILDERS travelling the King-//dom, and they will blow any Article wanted, while the Company are present. // Glass Blowing, Spinning, Linking, and Modelling. // Mr.DAVIS makes a variety of Ornaments in Glass for Sale, such as Feathers, Pens,//plain and ornamented Necklaces, Ships, Anchors, Crosses, Baskets, Flowers, Pipes, Tobacco//Stoppers, Segar Tubes, Microscopes, Spirit Levels, Trees, Birds and Birds' Nests, Seals,//Smelling Bottles, Rings, Decanters, Glasses, Quadrupeds, Instruments for Philosophical Ex-//periments, with a variety of other Articles too numerous to insert. // They will exhibit a fleet of Ships from one inch in length to 40, and will teach the art of Ship//building while the company are present, without the use of fire. // Mr.D. is enabled to spin One Thousand Yards of common Window Glass in the space of One//Minute, so fine that Ten Grains in weight will extend Eighteen Hundred Yards in length. // Mr.JOHNSON makes a variety of Men of War, from 20 Guineas to 100; Tea Caddies, from//5l. to 20l.; Bird Cages, from 1l. to 5l.; Work Boxes, from 2l. to 10l.; Glass Temples, from//5l. to 50l.; Baskets, from 1l to 5l. All Articles in the Exhibition are made in Bristol. // Mr.Davis, continues to work from 10 in the Morning till 9 at Night. // Admittance, Ladies and Gentlemen 1s. - Tradesmen 6d. - Children half-price.'

Applied Art (N431)

Slipware jug. Inscribed around neck: 'ROBARD:LUSLE:1684'; below handle: 'JAMES//HUGHESON'. The jug has a wide-shouldered form with a short wide neck and pouring lip; there is a strap loop handle with wide a central groove. The jug has a reddish-brown glaze with yellow/cream slip decoration: elaborate S-scrolls alternating with double-lozenge and hearts, tassels, slip bands around the top and bottom of the neck and above the base; the slip trails all stamped with different designs.

Applied Art (Na2396.15)

ribbed paper; ground of broad stripes in shades of grey; overprinted with blousy roses in shades of pink and apricot and pale blue.

Applied Art (Na2396.01)

Applied Art (CP37.1)

Copper enamelled candlestick. The candlestick has intricate low relief patterns. The base is triangle shaped and has two figures that resemble centaurs. Their upper bodies hold shields and bats. There are scrolled flowers and leaves beneath the figures. There are three ball shapes (torus) on the shaft of the candlestick. These balls and the shaft have relief foliate and scrolling patterns. There is a lip beneath the vessel that holds the candlestick (where wax is collected). This is decorated with coloured scalloped foliate designs in blue, green and yellow. The candlestick has inlaid colours of dark and light blue, yellow and green, most noticeably on the base. The triangular base is held up bu three feet with relief lion heads, these are Eastern in style. The candlestick would have been gilded over the copper and is one of a pair with CP37.2.

Applied Art (Na191)

Earthenware posset pot and cover. There are sgaffito inscriptions under and beside the figures: when you do drinke do you roner[?? - probably remember] mee for I am//glast with/mettell free/then fill//mee up to/Brim/and I will make the toste to swim// Made By me/Ao1686/James/Nicholls/Ao 1687/March the 14 day'. On the cover there is an inscription 'James Nicholls Novemb[??] the day' It is a cylindrical bowl raised on four feet, two broad handles pierced with a hole; in centre of each side, a short spout below the rim fed from holes at the base; it ihas a shallow domed cover pierced with two holes. The exterior is covered all-over with a yellow slip, applied and sgraffito decoration. On the bowl there are four men in tricorne hats carrying spears, their arms projecting. The hollow spout tubes are concealed by bows, they and the handles are surrounded by applied wavy bands. There are short wavy bands on the handles and sgraffito detailing on the figures and bows. The cover is surmounted by various four- and two-legged figures (now all either lacking heads or missing altogether); sgaffito detailing.

Applied Art (NG499)

Stoneware pot. The pot is hand built and is has an oatmeal coloured glaze. The pot tappers in at the base and opening, with the majority of the pot being a round bulbous shape. It is embossed with an abstract linear decoration on all sides.

Applied Art (N3913)

Banded sampler. Coloured silks on linen, selvedges at top and bottom and sides hemmed. Cross, satin, back, Algerian eye, tent, herringbone stitches. Fifteen bands of ornament: geometric and stylised floral meanders; 'A-Z' three times 'a-z' (no Js or Us); numerals, crowns, flowering trees, with verses interspersed. Signed and dated in top and bottom bands. Verses: 'Despair of nothing, that you would attain Unweary'd Diligence your Point will gain'. 'If Nature's Gifts shine forth in every part // Let Grace and Virtue Crown her curious Art // If her choice Favours Nature doth denie // Let Grace and Virtue those defect supply' 'Frinds are uncertain Riches unconstant but industry failes not'

Applied Art (N3952)

Porcelain slop bowl. The bowl is hemispherical on a footrim. Transfer-printed in black: on the exterior there are 4 rustic scenes: a couple with rake and pitchfork (the Haymakers), milkmaids, a young man playing bagpipes to woman and a couple in a landscape. On the inside there is a black transfer print of a bird flying over two swans.

Applied Art (N8834)

Spun silver saucboat.The design is unfinished and has no handle. The body has a shaped rim and a wide pouring lip.

Applied Art (Na323)

Earthenware box and cover. The box has a cream coloured body with a blue-tinted glaze. It is a slightly tapered cylindrical body with a squared footrim and a screw-on overlapping the flat cover. It is painted in coloured enamels: red, pink, yellow, green, blue and greyish-black. On body there are two Bristol flower sprays, one with Fifield-type tulip, pink rose, red/pink/yellow chrysanthemum, blue daisies, etc; the other one with rose and chrysanthemum but tulip replaced with stylised pink & yellow flower; on the cover there is another spray with tulip, rose and blue/pink/yellow chrysanthemum; yellow butterfly. the rims are blue and there is a blue line above the base. Monogram between the sprays in reddish-brown: 'WP' within a scalloped oval surround.

Applied Art (G3149)

Glazed porcelain figure. The statue/figure depicts a woman wearing a dress with a shawl over her head. She is standing by a pedestal with an urn on it. The woman's head and arm are resting on the urn in grief. The woman's legs are crossed and her face looks solum. She is wearing a ring on her proper right hand. The figure and pedestal stand on a square base. The porcelain is glazed in white.

Applied Art (91/85)

Stoneware tobacco jar. Inscribed/stamped into the main body of the jar: 'James Wilson. America. Feb, 16th, 1881' It has a cylindrical body with heavy moulding around the top and bottom. It has a high-domed cover with a conical finial. The jar is disc-form pressed with a flat base and concave upper surface. It is hollow with a tapered grip with a ridged surface. The lid has moulded sprigged decoration on the lid. There are moulded flowers and leaves on the body as well as a two lion-mask loop. At the top centre of the body of the jar there is a banner with 'tobacco' embossed on it.

Applied Art (Na322)

Glazed earthenware jug and cover. Inscribed opposite handle in brown script: 'J[or I]..Copp'. The jug has a squat fat baluster shape with a flat screw-on cover and an angular handle with scrolled-up terminals. Blue-tinted glaze. It is painted in coloured enamels - orange-red, pinks, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown and on each side there is a a blowsy flower spray, one with tulip, two roses, etc, the other with tulip, chrysanthemum, heartsease, etc. There is a blue narrow band below the rim and above the base and detailing on handle. On the cover there is a three-pink-flower branch and blue edge.

Applied Art (Na1856)

Silver flagon. Inscribed: 'O moft merryfull god that didst cure, all thofe that weare mortally stunge in the wilderness they but- accordinge to they ordinance behoulding the brafen serpent be pleafed likervyfe to pardon all theyre- finnes that in fayth looke vpp to fefus chrift and come to receaue his bleffed ordinance the earneft of - theyre redemption purchafed by his better death and paffion to whom be all glorye and thanks amen' The flagon is tall and cylindrical with a large s-scroll sweeping handle. The base tapers out. The rim of the flagon and lid has an embossed design of intricate ovals and flowers. The lid is dome shaped with a flamboyant finial. It is attached with a hinge to the handle. This hinge is decorated with a two side face with wings. Possibly a putto/angel.

Applied Art (Na1855)

Silver-gilt tazza. Inscribed: 'F cannot build brito... Solomon wherefore. f. humble. Offer. brito. thee. and. dedicatt to thy feruice...this beffell. Beefeechinge.thee.to resceue in to the number of' 'Thine. elect whofoeue...of. yt. that greater mistery. of thine redempcon and that for. Crifter Jake. Amen. St Warboroms.' (cannot read full inscription from images) The tazza is constructed of a shallow bowl which sits on a stem. The central stem is Scotia shaped with a ovolo shape in the middle. The stem sits on a round base. The tazza is engraved in intricate designs. In the interior of the bowl there is a biblical figure holding a large key and a book (likely to be saint Peter). In the background there is a church with a spire and a tree. This scene is surrounded by a decorative circle with three foliate scrolls of flowers and sprigs (top, left and right of the circle). The outer circumference of the interior of the bowl is decorated with a simplified foliate design. The stem of the tazza is decorated with embossed patterns of circles, lines, ovals and flowers. The base is decorated with swags, foliate designs and fruit. The body of the bowl is inscribed with the above.

Applied Art (Na2026)

Leather wallet lined with marbled paper. Embossed with gilt letters: 'GEORGE EATON BRISTOL 1747' The wallet is tooled with gilt-metal corners and borders and has metal fixings.

Applied Art (Na2271)

Satin skirt panel. It has long-&-short, back stitch; French & bullion knots. The skirt is quilted with vertical lines and embroidered in polychrome floral trails. There are two holes for pockets and stitch holes. The flowers and leaves are embroidered in colours of pinks, yellows, greens and reds. The original drawn design still visible across the top.

Applied Art (G161)

Tin-glazed earthenware punch bowl. The bowl has lightly sloping sides rounding under to a foot ring. It is painted in blue, manganese and white on a pale bluish glaze; it has a light tan rim. Inside painted in blue in centre is 'One // Bowl more // And then' within a bianco-sopra-bianco scalloped lozenge; it has a deep bianco-sopra-bianco border of three shaped motifs filled with a trellis alternating with a leaf flourish. On the exterior there is a chinoiserie landscape with a square building, a willow tree on a rock, a pagoda, a bamboo tree with cracked-ice fences, a sprouting rock and a smaller motif of a sprouting rock.

Applied Art (N7013)

Carpet. Wool warps and knots, linen wefts; one end woven in curved shape. Axminster. Border of large individual flowers, inner border of hearts; main part filled with a profusion of flowers and leaves on a beige-gold ground.

Applied Art (N6927.37)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.36)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.35)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.34)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.33)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.32)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.31)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.30)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.29)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.28)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.27)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre. Factory mark painted in puce.

Applied Art (N6927.26)

Glazed porcelain saucer, which is part of a tea service. The saucer is dish-shaped with up-turned sides moulded with 24 flutes. It is painted in blue and gilt around the rim in a dentil motif. Above is a blue band overpainted with a gilt foliate meander aroound a central line; at base there are flutes forming a circle around the centre and a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line. There is a gillyflower sprig in the centre.

Applied Art (N6927.25)

Glazed porcelain coffee cup, which is part of a tea service. The cup is an upright form moulded with 16 flutes and has a plain loop handle. It is painted in dark blue and gilt. Below rim there is a blue band, edged gilding and overpainted with a gilt foliate meander around a central line. Above the foot there is a gilt trefoil meander around a blue line; a gilt dentil rim, gilt trefoils inside the rim and a gillyflower sprig inside the base as well as rich gilt outlining and stylised leaves on the handle.