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Figure (Hurdy-gurdy player)
1790-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.013
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.013
Object Name
Figure (Hurdy-gurdy player)
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular dealer's adhesive label, printed "JONATHAN HORNE"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round green sticker, handwritten in ink, "321" (Bernard Collection number)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Musical Instruments
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.125 (H) x 4.75 (W) x 3.438 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.178 (H) x 12.065 (W) x 8.733 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lewis, John & Lewis, Griselda. 1984 Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze colored earthenware 1780-1840.
• Similar example: p. 263.Book: Griffin, John D. 2005 The Leeds Pottery: 1770- 1778. 1.
• Different model pearlware woman and hurdy gurdy with mate, man with tambourine (3 versions): p. 220, nos. 305-7