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On Display: House - Franklin Parlor
Figure (Benjamin Franklin)
Benjamin Franklin
1850-1880
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
- Gilt
Museum Object Number
1969.0454
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison
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Object Number
1969.0454
Object Name
Figure (Benjamin Franklin)
Title
Benjamin Franklin
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1850-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Two parallel dashes painted in blue under the glaze.
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive label with red border, handwritten in ink, "2203/emn(?)/mpt(?)"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Benjamin Franklin
- Political figure
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
- Gilt
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.5 (H) x 5.5 (W) x 3.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.29 (H) x 13.97 (W) x 9.525 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Identically molded figure: Plate 21, fig. 66, pp. B200-201. Pugh dates this figure to the 1850s.Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Similarlly molded figure: AI.15, p. 233. Arman dates this figure 1860-1880.