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Figure (Catherine Macaulay)
Derby Porcelain Works, Robert Edge Pine, James Caldwall
1777-1780
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Works (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Derby; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste, biscuit)
Museum Object Number
1957.1393
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1393
Object Name
Figure (Catherine Macaulay)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Derby Porcelain Works (Probable maker); Robert Edge Pine (Design inspiration); James Caldwall (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Derby; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1777-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front of pedestal
Inscription: Painted in gilt script: "Government/ a/ Power Delegated/ for the/ Happiness/ of/ Mankind/ Conducted/ by/ Wisdom/ Justice/ and Mercy" and "Congress Pensylvania" below
Type: Inscription
Location: Side of pedestal
Inscription: Painted in gilt script are the names: "Sydney/ Lock/ Milton/ Hamden/ Ludlow/ Harrington/ Burgh/ Dickenson"
Type: Inscription
Location: On book binding
Inscription: Painted in gilt block letters: "MACAULEY/ HISTORY OF ENGLAND/ VOL./ I"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- John Milton
- Literature
- Macaulay
- Catherine
- Philosophy
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste, biscuit)
Techniques
- Slip-cast
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
12.957 (H) x 6.425 (W) x 3.937 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.91 (H) x 16.32 (W) x 10 (D)