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Figure group (Sailor's Return)
Sailor's Return
1810-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.040.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.040.002
Object Name
Figure group (Sailor's Return)
Title
Sailor's Return
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1810-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front of base
Inscription: Painted red enamel script "Return"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular pink label, in ink, "224"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Maritime
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
8.75 (H) x 5.5 (W) x 4.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.225 (H) x 13.97 (W) x 10.795 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 27-28, no. 75, c. 1820-25Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Good history of theme plus similar pair, differently detailed: pp. 44-45, no. 29, the figures dating c. 1815. For differently modeled Sailor's Return, see no. 28.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Pair probably from same molds: August 16, 2008, lot 504, eachwith painted enamel "27" mark under base.Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Pair probably from same molds: p. 148, no. 193.