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Figure (Jupiter (Zeus))
Jupiter
1835-1850
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.043.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.043.001
Object Name
Figure (Jupiter (Zeus))
Title
Jupiter
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1835-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: The old number "279" is written on a pink, circular label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Orange rectangular sticker bearing: "JUPITER/ c. 1830" in blue ink.
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Classical
- Mythological
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
10 (H) x 3.9 (W) x 3.8 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.3 (H) x 9.8 (W) x 9.7 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Similar but earlier example: p. 96.Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Derby soft paste porcelain enamelled version, c. 1760-65: The Crane Collection, London, March 31, 2010, lot 244, on rococco base.