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Figure (Deer (stag))
Ralph Wood
1790-1810
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph Wood (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.027
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.027
Object Name
Figure (Deer (stag))
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Ralph Wood (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive label, "356" (Bernard Collection number)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Printed dealer's label, "JONATHAN HORNE"; Printed dealer's ID and price tag, printed in ink, "G19/32/STAFF early 19th c/ Wood family/Horns original but/ replaced ears"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular label, printed in red, "Guaranteed/Genuine/ BOSWELL & WARD/ 30, Dover Street,/ Piccadilly/ W.1"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
11.375 (H) x 9.438 (W) x 6.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
28.893 (H) x 23.973 (W) x 16.193 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: p. 21, no. 37, c. 1810-15, "A Recumbent Stag" attributed to Enoch Wood.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Polychrome enameled (different colors) example from similar mold: p. 193, no. 177, Staffordshire, c. 1800, noting model first was made by Ralph Wood.Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 1990 The Henry H. Weldon Collection: English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800.
• Possibly from same mold, in colored glazes: pp. 374-75, no. 227, c. 1785, noting a possibly slightly later enameled example with bright orange and yellow dots.Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
• Similar figure in colored glazes: p. 110, no. 116.Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Example without table base: p. 51.