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Figure (Neptune)
Neptune
Enoch Wood & Sons factory
1820-1830
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.035.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.035.002
Object Name
Figure (Neptune)
Title
Neptune
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1820-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Painted in rust-red enamel "76"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round pink label, written in pencil, "209" (Bernard number)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Classical
- Mythological
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
9.25 (H) x 3.438 (W) x 3.063 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.495 (H) x 8.733 (W) x 7.78 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Similar models by Enoch Wood: p. 199, including Enoch Wood examples from Burslem Old Town Hall site, c. 1820-30Article: Schkolne, Myrna. 09//2023 Wedgwood Pearlware Figures. Ars Ceramica. No. 35 (2019): 26-37.
• Impressed "WEDGWOOD" example possibly by Ralph Wedgwood: p. 29, fig. 2G, with differently painted details.