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Figure group (St. George and the Dragon (equestrian))
St. George and the Dragon
Ralph Wood, Francesco Fanelli
1780-1800
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph Wood (Possible modeler)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.006
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.006
Object Name
Figure group (St. George and the Dragon (equestrian))
Title
St. George and the Dragon
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Ralph Wood (Possible modeler); Francesco Fanelli (Possible design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1780-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Interior wall of base
Inscription: Incised "D/ za", "M22", and "36"
Type: Label
Location: Interior wall of base
Inscription: Circular label with black print: "FRANK PARTRIDGE/ Works of Art/ 26 King Street/ St James's S.W./ and at/ New York"
Type: Label
Location: Interior wall of base
Inscription: Black oval label with gold print: "Wynn A. Sayman/ EARLY ENGLISH/ POTTERY & PORCELAIN/ Richmond, Mass. 01254"
Type: Label
Location: Interior wall of base
Inscription: Beige, rectangular label with black print: "Repair: his neck, left ankle, horse's tail"
Type: Inscription
Location: Interior wall of base
Inscription: Painted in black: "EURCER/1264/A"
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: Blue ink: "23668"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
- Classical
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Hand modeled
Dimensions (inches)
10.984 (H) x 4.941 (W) x 7.923 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.9 (H) x 12.55 (W) x 20.125 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 4, 14, no. 3, c. 1780, Wood familyArticle: Fair, Lauren & Mass, Jennifer. 2013 Polychrome Decoration on Staffordshire Figures: The Identification of a new enamel colorant and underglaze oxide recipes using technical analysis. Ars Ceramica. No. 25: 6-39.
• Published: p. 14, fig. 9Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Discussion of St. George and differently decorated two figures, perhaps from same mold: p. 10, no. 6, noting possibly inspired by "bronze equestrian statuette" by Francesco Faneli (c. 1577-1661).Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Yorkshire and impressed "WOOD & CALDWELL" models: p. 11, nos. 7-8. No. 7 has painted underglaze "T.M.," "H.M." and "1838," with the last perhaps not being a date; probably Yorkshire, 1838."Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Possibly from same mold: p. 75, 1780-1800. See pp. 74-75 for possible makers Ralph and Enoch Wood; p. 84, color glazed impressed "Ra. Wood Burslem 23", c. 1789-1801.Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
• Similar figure with impressed "23" and "Ra. Wood/Burslem" marks: p. 104, no. 108.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. & Williams, Peter. 2000 A Passion for Pottery: Further Selections from the Henry H. Weldon Collection.
• Similar figure, impressed 23, with period references re Ralph wood as possible modeler p. 307, no. 209,Book: Lewis, John & Lewis, Griselda. 1984 Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze colored earthenware 1780-1840.
• Same subject figure group: p. 238, in "pratt" colors, said to be from Ralph Woood mold 23, c. 1810; p. 259, no. 57, with George and Dragon on low mound and flanked by female figures, c. 1820.Book: Poole, Julia E. 1995 English Pottery (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks).
• Similar figure pp. 80-81, no. 35, with links to Wood family and marked examples. Notes model perhaps after bronze by Francesco Fanelli (c. 1580-1661) in England during Charles I's reign.Book: 1990 L'Arte Tribale Inglese: ovvero Le Ceramiche Staffordshire Prima e Durante il Regno di Vittoria Regina.
• Enameled flatback version of same subject: no. 157, Staffordshire c. 1862.Book: Hall, John. 1972 Staffordshire Portrait Figures.
• Example of St. George and the dragon figures on p.32, plate 19.