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Fig. 24
View of gate to
access Coram’s Fields
& The Harmsworth
Memorial Playground
FIG. 24
→ Currently, under the name ‘Coram’ and Du Boulay further illustrates a very similar bowl,
in a different place, the Foundling Hospital
continues to serve the London community with the same border around the rim and foot,
as a voluntary adoption charity, finding homes
for children in need, and providing support in their with a scene depicting Ironmongers’ Hall in
resettlement. The original building was demolished
in the 1930s, yet a smaller one was rebuilt on the London, which is thought to be based on an
same site. The latter houses the Foundling Museum,
which explores the history of the hospital from its engraving by Thomas Bowles (1712-1767), after
foundation, describing the involvement of Handel drawings by J. Donawell.16 A further punch bowl,
and Hogarth, among other artists who contributed
to this philanthropic project. The original gate decorated with the same scene, was formerly in
that gave access to the Foundling Hospital’s site,
which is now known as Coram’s Fields, still exists, the Rafi and Mildred Mottahedeh Collection.17 •
as can be seen in these images (fig. 24).
1 British Museum, inv. no. 1880,1113.4791.
It is possible that someone who supported 2 Bray (ed.), 1890, p. 277.
these places, or was involved in their renovation 3 Braybrooke (comm.) and Wheatley (ed.), 1893, [28 May 1667]
or founding, commissioned Chinese porcelain with 4 Braybrooke (comm.) and Wheatley (ed.), 1893, [11 May 1668]
these scenes. The only known shapes decorated 5 Conlin, 2013, p. 104.
with these scenes are punch bowls. A comparable 6 Conan (ed.), 2002, p. 106.
example is in the Foundling Museum, London. 7 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6282
Further punch bowls were in the former Leo
and Doris Hodroff,13 and Marcussen Collections.14 [accessed 14.06. 2016]
Another punch bowl is illustrated by du Boulay, 8 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6282
with the view of the Foundling Hospital
misidentified as the Palace of Versailles.15 [accessed 20.06.2016]
9 Arnold, 2013, pp. 96-7.
10 British Museum, inv. no. 1880,1113.4787 and British Library,
inv. no. K.Top.25.23.c.
11 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6282 [accessed
20.06.2016]
12 Tharp, 1997, p. 111.
13 Howard, 1994, pp. 202-03, no. 235.
14 Hervouët and Bruneau, 1986, p. 244, no. 10.21; Beurdeley,
1969, p. 108, fig. 77.
15 Boulay, 1984, p. 284, no. 7; Tharp, 1997, p. 110, fig. 98.
16 Boulay, 1984, p. 284, no. 6; Godden, 1979, p. 233, no. 151.
17 Howard and Ayers, 1978, vol. I, pp. 268-69, no. 265;
Hervouët and Bruneau, 1986, p. 240, no. 10.8 a,b.
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