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Figure (Tom Cribb (pugilist or boxer))
Tom Cribb
George Smeeton, John Young, Thomas Douglas Guest
1812-1815
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Smeeton (Possible design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.039.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.039.001
Object Name
Figure (Tom Cribb (pugilist or boxer))
Title
Tom Cribb
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
George Smeeton (Possible design inspiration); John Young (Possible design inspiration); Thomas Douglas Guest (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1812-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round orange label, in pencil, "222"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Sporting events
- Boxing (pugilism)
- Sports
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
8.375 (H) x 4.8 (W) x 3.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21.273 (H) x 12.192 (W) x 9.525 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: p. 22, no. 41, c. 1812-15Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Boxing figures portraying Cribb and Molineaux: pp. 153-55 and 158, with 1812 print source by George Smeeton on p. 154.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. & Beddoe, Stella. 1990 Circus & Sport: English Earthenware Figures, 1780-1840.
• Similarly modeled examples on different base: p. 59, no. 49.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Similarly modeled same subjects on circular bases: p. 197, fig. 54, c. 1812-15, with historical information.Book: Hajdamach, Charles R. British Glass 1800-1914.
• Boxing match scenes engraved on c. 1820 glass rummer: p. 151, pl. 114, two scenes of boxers in a ring, copper wheel engraved. England,Book: Miller, J. Jefferson. 1974 English Yellow-Glazed Earthenware.
• Yellow-glazed earthenware jug with printed scene of same boxers: p. 22, col. pl. XV, "possibly after a Cruikshank or Rowlandson print", also silver luster, c. 1815Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Printed creamware(?) jug portraying boxers Spring and Langan in the ring: February 22-23, 2008, lot 198Catalogue: Horne, Jonathan. A Collection of Early English Pottery (dealer's catalogue).
• Printed creamware plaque showing boxers Tom Spring (England) and Jack Langan (Ireland): part XVIII (1998), no. 541, 1824 fights (2).Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Cribb and Molineaux figures with history of subject: pp. 178-180, no. 161, possibly from same molds as Winterthur's pair, Staffordshire, 1812-c. 1815; no. 162, Tom Cribb, probably Scotland, c. 1825; no. 163, possibly Tom Cribb, Staffordshire, c. 1820.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Walton-marked enameled group showing boxers Tom Spring (England) and Jack Langan (Ireland): p. 224, no. 62, 1824 fight plus history.Book: Henrywood, R. K. 1997 An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs.
• Molineaux and Cripp boxing print with Bellingham (murdered the Prime Minister) on pearlware silver luster jug: p. 57, pl. 147, both events in 1812.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Boxing figure group portraying Spring and Langan; marked "WALTON": p. 33Book: 1990 L'Arte Tribale Inglese: ovvero Le Ceramiche Staffordshire Prima e Durante il Regno di Vittoria Regina.
• Cribb & Molyneaux figures, perhaps from same molds, with smaller group of same subjects (same poses) on a rectangular base: nos. 146-148Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Individual, free-standing figures of boxers Tom Lane and Johnny Walker as well as Molyneaux and Tom Cribb: p. 134, no. 175.Book: Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
• Chamberlain Worcester plate with painted enamel full-length portrait of Cribb: p. 100, signed "H. Chamberlain" 1816Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• 19th century black-printed jug with Spring-Langan boxing match: February 22-24, 2008, lot 198Article: Schkolne, Myrna. 2011 A Pearlware Puzzle: Walton Figures and Their Look-Alikes. American Ceramic Circle Journal. 57-77.
• Walton-marked pearlware figure group with Spring and Lagan: c. 1824Catalogue: Sotheby's (auction catalogue).
• Spring and Langan group on oval mound, with "WALTON" mark: October 21, 2005 (NY) sale, lot 327, c. 1824-25, with details of fight.Catalogue: Sotheby's (auction catalogue).
• Cribb and Molineux perhaps from same molds: October 18, 2003 (NYC) sale, lot 128