Figure (Innocence)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Art Union of London (Commissioning party)

    W.T. Copeland & Sons, Ltd. (Maker)

    John Henry Foley (Design inspiration)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1847

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (hard-paste, biscuit or parian)

  • Techniques:

    Molded

  • Museum Object Number:

    2003.0034


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2003.0034

Object Name

Figure (Innocence)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Rose

Creator (Role)

Art Union of London (Commissioning party)

W.T. Copeland & Sons, Ltd. (Maker)
1847

John Henry Foley (Design inspiration)
1818-1874

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1847

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Front of base; Impressed "ART UNION OF LONDON 1848"
2. Mark; Interior; Printed in brown: "INNOCENCE/ BY J.H. FOLEY/ .... in STATUARY PORCELAIN/ BY W.T. COPELAND/ -{FOR THE}-/ ART UNION OF LONDON/ 1847"
3. Mark; Exterior base; Impressed "COPELAND"
4. Signature; Side of base, below drape; Incised: "J.H. FOLEY/ Sculptor/ London 1846"

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste, biscuit or parian)

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

16.492 (H) , 8.268 (D) , 5.358 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41.89 (H) , 21 (D) , 13.61 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Manchip, David. An Encyclopaedia of British Ceramic Painters, Gilders and Modellers.
Brief biography of John Henry Foley R. A. (1818-74): p. 138, noting this Irish-born sculptor designed silverwork and created "sculptures...used by W. T. Copeland to reduce in Parian"
[Web Site] Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851-1951: Art Union of London. Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851-1951 2016 http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib7_1206541620
Discussion of Art Union of London: online, including history and related artists and works.