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Figure (Daniel Webster)
Thomas Ball, Minton factory
1853
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Ball (Modeler)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste, biscuit or parian)
Museum Object Number
1993.0031
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1993.0031
Object Name
Figure (Daniel Webster)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thomas Ball (Modeler); Minton factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1853
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Reverse on base
Inscription: Incised: "T BALL. Sculp/ Boston Mass./ 1853/ PATENT assigned to G.W. Nichols Boston".
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed on the edge: "N" (month letter: November), a horseshoe (year cypher: 1853), and a three pronged trident mark
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Three asterisks
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Daniel Webster
- American themed ceramics
- Political figure
- Government
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste, biscuit or parian)
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
25.5 (H) x 8 (D) x 10 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
64.77 (H) x 20.32 (D) x 25.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 1968 Minton Pottery & Porcelain of the First Period 1793- 1850.
• Mark information: pp. 16- 18, p. 22Catalogue: Christie's, Inc. 06/23/1993 Important American Furniture, Silver, Folk Arts, and Decorative Arts Sale, June 23, 1993.
• Published: Lot 121Article: Denker, Ellen Paul. 2002 Parian Porcelain Statuary: American Sculptors and the Introduction of Art in America. Ceramics in America. 62-79.
• Possibly from the same mold: pp. 69-70, fig. 6, modeled by Thomas Ball (1819-1911), Boston, 1852. (See Notes)