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Figure (Boy with magnifying glass or Fire)
Fire
1800-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.033
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.033
Object Name
Figure (Boy with magnifying glass or Fire)
Title
Fire
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Painted in brown enamel "9"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive label, handwritten, "Staffordshire pottery/ c. 1810/ 280/ retouching"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Elements
- Allegory
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Painted
- Molded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
6.875 (H) x 3.25 (W) x 2.688 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.463 (H) x 8.255 (W) x 6.828 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Differently detailed version on rocky and shell base mounds: p. 30, marked (left) "SALT" and (right) "DALE"; center is differently based version marked "WALTON"