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Figure group (Samson and the Lion (or Hercules and the Nemean Lion))
Vauxhall porcelain factory
1756-1758
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Vauxhall porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longton Hall; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1982.0162
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer
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Object Number
1982.0162
Object Name
Figure group (Samson and the Lion (or Hercules and the Nemean Lion))
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Vauxhall porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longton Hall; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1756-1758
Subject(s)
- Mythological
- Classical
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Slip-cast
- Painted
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
5.614 (H) x 5.984 (W) x 3.465 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.259 (H) x 15.2 (W) x 8.8 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Bradshaw, Peter. 1981 18th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795.
• Similar figure illustrated: pl. 135, and discussed: p. 231Book: Watney, Bernard. 1957 Longton Hall Porcelain.
• Hercules and the lion figure mounted on a separate stand: pl. 59 AArticle: Szabo, George. 1986 Pollaiuolo and Maiolica: Three Plates with the Labors of Hercules. American Ceramic Circle Transactions. 42-65.
• Antonio Pollaiuolo as possible design source: p. 48, fig. 8, pen and ink drawing after Pollaiuolo (1400s, Italy) shows somewhat similarly posed, but nude, Hercules and lion.