Bust (figure) (Bust of George Washington)

Museum Object Number 1959.0579

Object Name

Bust (figure) (Bust of George Washington)

Title

George Washington

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Enoch Wood (Maker)

Date of Birth

01/31/1759

Date of Death

08/17/1840

Place of Origin

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1818

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Backside; A medallion bearing the inscription: "WASHINGTON/ Born...1732/ Died...1799/ ENOCH WOOD. SCULP./ 1818"
2. Mark; Rim of plinth, backside; Impressed "340"

Subjects

George Washington; President; Government; American eagle; American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

8.3 (H) , 5.7 (L) , 3.4 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.2 (H) , 14.4 (L) , 8.7 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Published: Winterthur example mentioned under p. 27, no. 18
[Book] Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Same model in polychrome-enameled earthenware, with same impressed inscription: p. 27, no. 18, noting bust "modeled by Enoch Wood in 1818 and reissued in the following years."
[Book] Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Example from similar mold, also with marbelized base: p. 136, fig. 340.
[Book] Read, Herbert. 1929 Staffordshire Pottery Figures.
• Plain white earthenware (pearlware?) version: pl. 51
[Book] Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Different model, impressed "WASHINGTON" and "Ra. Wood, Burslem": p. 148, col. pl. 39, c. 1785-1800, enameled and also on marbled base.
[Book] Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Modern example in William Kent of Burslem's 1955 catalogue, p. 75, as "BUST. GEORGE WASHINGTON, No. 173": p. 288.
[Book] Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Modern example in William Kent (Porcelains) Ltd. of Burslem's 1960 catalogue listed as "BUST. GEORGE WASHINGTON, No. 173": p. 83, no. 107. (See nos. 106-110 and p. 102, no. 137 for more of the 370+ figures in the catalogue.)
[Book] Godden, Geoffrey A. 1966 An Illustrated Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain.
• Black basalt version of same bust, "Enoch Wood Scupst. 1818": p. 360, no. 633