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Figure (Squirrel)
Rockingham Works
1826-1835
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Rockingham Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Swinton; Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1974.0201
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer
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Object Number
1974.0201
Object Name
Figure (Squirrel)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Rockingham Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Swinton; Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1826-1835
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed Griffin and "ROCKINGHAM/ WORKS/ BRAMELD"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Incised: "No 111"
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "Cl..2" is painted in red enamel
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Painted
- Molded
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
2.638 (H) x 1.398 (W) x 2.402 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.7 (H) x 3.55 (W) x 6.1 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Rice, Dennis G. 1971 The Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain.
• Squirrel with CL2 mark and incised "No. 111" : pl. 163, Discusses gilt collar (also used on Derby squirrels) and the practise of keeping squirrels as pets in the late eighteenth and nineteenth century: pp. 79, 80, For mark information: pp. 104- 05, 109- 1Book: Rice, Dennis G. 1989 English Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century.
• Derby example c.1800- 30: fig. 131Book: Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
• Salt-glazed brown stoneware squirrel in similar pose: p. 146, no. 108, Brampton, probably Briddon, Derbyshire.