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Figure (Bloomer girl (Amelia Jenks Bloomer))
Nathaniel Currier
1845-1855
Category
Plaster (Chalkware)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Nathaniel Currier (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
England, France, or United States (East Coast); Possibly United Kingdom; Europe or North America
Materials
- Plaster (chalkware)
Museum Object Number
1964.1652
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1652
Object Name
Figure (Bloomer girl (Amelia Jenks Bloomer))
Category
Plaster (Chalkware)
Creator (Role)
Nathaniel Currier (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
England, France, or United States (East Coast); Possibly United Kingdom; Europe or North America
Date
1845-1855
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Back of base
Inscription: Black-printed square with "311"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Bloomer
- Amelia Jenks
Materials
- Plaster (chalkware)
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.62 (H) x 3.87 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.45 (H) x 9.84 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Lange, Amanda E. & Reilly, Julie A. 10//1994 Chalkware. Antiques. 496-505.
• Similar model figure in different colors, with script "AB" on back: pl. XIII, figure of Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-94), American, c. 1850. PMA collectionBook: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Same subject Staffordshire figures and historic details: pp. 73-74, pl. 44 (with prints); p. E346 (detailed history of subject); pp. E398-99 (pls. 64-66 (prints and different models).Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Design source: p. E401, pl. 67, illustrating The Bloomer Costume, a lithograph by N. Currier, as well as two Staffordshire earthenware versions of this subject.Book: Bishop, Robert. 1974 American Folk Sculpture.
• Chalkware Bloomer Girl on square base: p. 248, no. 462.Book: Hall, John. 1972 Staffordshire Portrait Figures.
• Different model Staffordshire figure of Bloomer girl identified as singer Rebecca Isaacs: p. 47, pl. 32, figure by Thomas Parr ('Tallis'), c. 1851. Shown with design source, songsheet for "I Want to be a Bloomer," sung by Isaacs.Article: Cohen, Bea. 07/31/1992 American Chalkware 1860-1890. Antiques and the Arts Weekly. (7/31/1992): S-32 to S-33.
• Period references and bibliography.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Several staffordshire earthenware models and design source: pp. 348-50, figs. 1313-1320 and no. 14.