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Figure (Lion)
Lyman, Fenton & Co. (Bennington), Daniel Greatbatch
1849-1852
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Lyman, Fenton & Co. (Bennington) (Maker)
Place of Origin
Bennington; Vermont; Bennington; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead glaze (Rockingham type)
Museum Object Number
1967.1873
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1873
Object Name
Figure (Lion)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Lyman, Fenton & Co. (Bennington) (Maker); Daniel Greatbatch (Possible modeler)
Place of Origin
Bennington; Vermont; Bennington; New England; United States; North America
Date
1849-1852
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed circle bordered by "Lyman, Fenton & Co./ BENNINGTON, Vt." and, across center, "Fenton's/ ENAMEL,/PATENTED/ 1849.".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead glaze (Rockingham type)
Techniques
- Molded
- Stamped (impressed)
- Extruded
Dimensions (inches)
9.2 (H) x 5.9 (W) x 11 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.368 (H) x 14.986 (W) x 27.94 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Stradling, Diana. 2005 "Fancy Rockingham" Pottery: The Modeller and Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century America.
• Very similar example: pp. 58-59, no. 47, with same mark on uunderside. Flint enamel glaze on yellow ware body.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Nearly identical model with different sponged ornament: August 14-16, 2015 sale, lot 31, impressed Lyman Fenton & Co. 1849 mark, 1949-58Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Related examples: p. 196, pl. 53.Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 1990 The Henry H. Weldon Collection: English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800.
• Color-glazed pearlware pair & enameled single after same design source, with info: pp. 275, 340-41, nos. 195 a&b, Staffordshire, c. 1785.Book: Griffin, John D. 2005 The Leeds Pottery: 1770- 1778. 2.
• Late creamware version: p. 612, no. 1072Book: Miller, J. Jefferson. 1974 English Yellow-Glazed Earthenware.
• Yellow ware pair of similar figures: p. 79, col. pl. L, early 19th century.Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Figure possibly from the same mold, but with blue flecks added to the tortoiseshell on the base: September 26, 2008 sale, lot 28, with similar mark to Winterthur's.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Copper luster pair after same inspiration: July 31-August 2, 2009, lot 1388, c. 1820Article: Goldberg, Arthur F. 2003 Highlights in the Development of the Rockingham and Yellow Ware Industry in the United States--A Brief Review with Representative Examples. Ceramics in America. 26-46.
• Similar (same?) model in different tortoiseshell pattern: p. 33, fig.11, Lyman, Fenton & Co. or United States Pottery Company, Bennington, VT, 1849-58.Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Nearly identical Fenton figure: September 26, 2008 sale, lot 28.Web Site: MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences), Power House Museum. Stoneware Lion Figure. MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences), Power House Museum 2021 https://collection.maas.museum/object/90410
• Glazed brown stoneware (or earthenware?) lion figure with paw on ball: Adelaide Potteries, Ltd., Brompton, South Australia, 1910-50, somewhat crudely executed.