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Figure group (Man with Lost Sheep)
Man with Lost Sheep
William Hawley, Thomas Hawley
1795-1810
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Hawley (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Kilnhurst or Rawmarsh; Possibly Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.014
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.014
Object Name
Figure group (Man with Lost Sheep)
Title
Man with Lost Sheep
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
William Hawley (Possible maker); Thomas Hawley (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Kilnhurst or Rawmarsh; Possibly Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1795-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Oval black sticker, "Wynn A. Sayman/ EARLY ENGLISH/ POTTERY & PORCELAIN/ Richmond, Mass. 01254"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8.688 (H) x 3.25 (W) x 4.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.068 (H) x 8.255 (W) x 10.795 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Beem, Barbara. 11//2015 Faith on the Mantelpiece: Religious Staffordshire Figures. New England Antiques Journal. cover, 8, 34-36.
• Published: p. 35Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 18-19, no. 26, c. 1795-1800Article: 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. 15, fig. 10Book: 1997 A Celebration of Yorkshire Pots.
• Similarly modeled and color-range example with "HAWLEY" mark: p. 104, col. pl. R and p. 158, no. 247, Kilnhurst Old Pottery or Top Pottery, Rawmarsh, 1795-c. 1810Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Similar models in underglaze colors: p. 112, col. pl. 20; p. 117, fig. 28, and p.129 for "HAWLEY" impressed example from Yorkshire (Thomas Hawley's Kilnhurst Old Pottery or William Haley's Top Pottery), c. 1795-1810.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Enameled version inscribed "Lost Sheep found": p. 141, col. pl. 32, c. 1785-1810; see p. 153, col. pl. 44 for uninscribed version.Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 1990 The Henry H. Weldon Collection: English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800.
• Color glazed versions from different molds: p. 446, no. 281, possibly by John Wood of Brownhills, Burslem or Ralph and Enoch Wood of Burslem, c. 1785-95. See also p. 445, no. 280.Article: Schkolne, Myrna. 09//2023 Wedgwood Pearlware Figures. Ars Ceramica. No. 35 (2019): 26-37.
• Impressed "WEDGWOOD" example possibly by Ralph Wedgwood: p. 29, fig. 2B, on square base and with differently painted details.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Same subject in modern (1913) W. W. Slee Leed pottery catalogue: p. 290Book: Hall, John. 1972 Staffordshire Portrait Figures.
• Very similar lost sheep figure: p.29, plate 16.Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
• Color-glazed (earlier) version of same group: p. 108, no. 113.