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Figure (Sir Isaac Newton)
Sir Isaac Newton
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
2002.0030.028.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.028.002
Object Name
Figure (Sir Isaac Newton)
Title
Sir Isaac Newton
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: Dealer's black oval label printed in gold letters, "Wynn A. Sayman/ EARLY ENGLISH/ POTTERY & PORCELAIN/ Richmond, Mass. 01254"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Computer generated label, "Repair: chips/ on both/ bases
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Adhesive rectangular label, handwritten in ink, "H/ 20063897/ 1/2"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular adhesive label, handwritten in ink, "Past/ study/ 6B"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Pink circular label, handwritten in ink, "219" (Bernard Collection number)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Science
- Monarchs and nobility
- Government
- Illustrious Moderns
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
12.125 (H) x 5.875 (W) x 4.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.798 (H) x 14.923 (W) x 11.43 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 10 and 16, no. 14, c. 1785-95 by Ralph Wood the Younder (1748-95)Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Plychrome enameled version possibly from same mold: pp. 30-31, no. 20, with good historical notes. No. 20 attributed to Ralph Wood, c. 1790.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Differently painted example possibly from same mold, impressed "Ra. Wood Burslem 137": p. 140, c. 1785-1810Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Similarly modeled example from different mold, impressed "LEEDS POTTERY": p. 173, c. 1790-1800Book: Walton, Peter. 1976 Creamware and Other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House, Leeds.
• Similar example: pp. 220-222, fig. 934.Book: Griffin, John D. 2005 The Leeds Pottery: 1770- 1778. 1.
• Slightly smaller, but similar model of enameled pearlware Newton: p. 222, no. 316, with Leeds mark.Book: Rackham, Bernard. 1935 Catalogue of the Glaisher Collection of pottery and porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. 2 vol.
• Similar example: pp. 884-885, pl. IX.