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Figure (Falconer or Sight or Air)
Falconer
1780-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.020
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.020
Object Name
Figure (Falconer or Sight or Air)
Title
Falconer
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: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "135"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive label, printed, "JONATHAN HORNE"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round adhesive green label, with printed "45" in white
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive sticker, handwritten, "355" (Bernard Collection number)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Square adhesive label, printed, "JONATHAN HORNE ANTIQUES LTD." Handwritten, " R. Wood type Staff/ c. 1795"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Elements
- Senses
- Allegory
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Painted
- Molded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
9.063 (H) x 3 (W) x 3.938 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.02 (H) x 7.62 (W) x 10.003 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Possibly from same mold, with differences in painting: p. 2 (frontispiece), Staffordshire, c. 1785-1800.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Example probably from same mold with different painted enamel details: p. 184, no. 168, base inscribed "Falconer," attributed to Ralph Wood, c. 1790Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. & Williams, Peter. 2000 A Passion for Pottery: Further Selections from the Henry H. Weldon Collection.
• Similar example and discussion of sparrowhawks: pp. 316-317, fig. 214. Impressed "135" mark.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. & Beddoe, Stella. 1990 Circus & Sport: English Earthenware Figures, 1780-1840.
• Smilar example: p. 45, fig. 33.Book: Griffin, John D. 2005 The Leeds Pottery: 1770- 1778. 1.
• Different model of pearlware Falconer: p. 220, no. 308