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Figure (Demosthenes, Eloquence, or St. Paul preaching at Athens)
Demosthenes, Eloquence or St. Paul preaching at Athens
Enoch Wood & Sons factory, John Cheere
1790-1810
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.025
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.025
Object Name
Figure (Demosthenes, Eloquence, or St. Paul preaching at Athens)
Title
Demosthenes, Eloquence or St. Paul preaching at Athens
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker); John Cheere (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
- Classical
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
18.813 (H) x 14 (W) x 6.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
47.785 (H) x 36 (W) x 17.145 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: cover image and p. 17, no. 19, Enoch Wood, c. 1790-1810Book: Rackham, Bernard. 1935 Catalogue of the Glaisher Collection of pottery and porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. 2 vol.
• Similar marked E. Wood example: p. 67, A. no. 900.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Discussion of these figures: pp. 159-161, with "E. WOOD" impressed example.Book: Poole, Julia E. 1995 English Pottery (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks).
• Similar figure (from same mold?) with "E. Wood" impressed mark: pp. 84-85, no. 37.Catalogue: Temple Newsam House, Leeds & Temple Newsam House, Leeds. 1974 The Man at Hyde Park Corner: Sculpture by John Cheere 1709-1787 (exhib. cat. May 5- June 15, 1974).
• Plaster Demosthenese statues by John Cheere: nos. 38, noting earliest reference to type is in 1754; no. 39, John Cheere sketch; no. 40, pearlware figure attributed to Enoch Wood.