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Figure (Apollo)
Apollo
1780-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.007
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.007
Object Name
Figure (Apollo)
Title
Apollo
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1780-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: Oval black adhesive label with printed gold lettering, "Wynn A. Sayman/EARLY ENGLISH/ POTTERY & PORCELAIN/ Richmond, Mass. 01254"
Type: Label
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: Round yellow adhesive label, handwritten in black ink, "264" (Bernard Collection number)
Type: Label
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive computer generated label, "Repair: chip on lyre"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Mythological
- Classical
- Musical Instruments
- Music
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Extruded
Dimensions (inches)
8.625 (H) x 3.125 (W) x 3.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21.908 (H) x 7.938 (W) x 7.938 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: p. 14, no. 2, by Ralph Wood the Younger (1748-95), c. 1780Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Examples with the Wood rebus and "R. Wood" marks: p. 92 (color-glazed with mound not on base, rebus) and p. 85 (biscuit earthenware, impressed "R. Wood"), with Diana.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• China glaze and color glaze unmarked examples with mounds not on bases: p. 64, fig. 10Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. & Williams, Peter. 2000 A Passion for Pottery: Further Selections from the Henry H. Weldon Collection.
• See p. 297, Fig. 201 for a similar example accompanied with "Diana" figureArticle: Schkolne, Myrna. 09//2023 Wedgwood Pearlware Figures. Ars Ceramica. No. 35 (2019): 26-37.
• Impressed "WEDGWOOD" example possibly by Ralph Wedgwood: p. 29, fig. 2H, on square base with books (rather than mound) and with differently painted details.