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Figure group (George and Eliza Harris)
George and Eliza Harris
Dudson factory
1850-1865
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Dudson factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.053
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.053
Object Name
Figure group (George and Eliza Harris)
Title
George and Eliza Harris
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Dudson factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1850-1865
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round red adhesive label, handwritten "273"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Literary scene
- Literature
- American themed ceramics
- Abolitionist
- Anti-slavery
- Slavery
- Abolition
- Anti-slavery
- Slavery
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
13.688 (H) x 8.75 (W) x 4.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.768 (H) x 22.225 (W) x 10.795 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Fenichell, Jill Weitzman. 2006 "Fragile Lessons: Ceramic and Porcelain Representations of Uncle Tom's Cabin". Ceramics in America. 40-57.
• Important information on subject, figures and printed designs.Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Probably from same mold: p. B204, pl. 26, fig. 83, c. 1852.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Similar example: p. 302 fig. 1102Article: Fenichell, Jill Weitzman. 01//2005 Welcome to the New York Ceramics Fair. Uncle Tom subject ceramics: . New York Ceramics Fair. 20-24.
• Untitled article: See photocopy in 2002.0030.044Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Literary reference: p. B181, refers to literary source.Article: Margolin, Sam. 2002 "And Freedom to the Slave": Antislavery Ceramics, 1787-1865. Ceramics in America. 80- 109.
• Set of English porcelain figures from Uncle Tom's Cabin, English plate with Uncle Tom's Cabin transfer-print, French plate with Uncle Tom's death transfer-print: figs. 44- 46, pp. 102- 03Book: Dudson, Audrey & Morgan, Alison. 2006 Dudson Staffordshire Figures c.1815 - c.1865.
• Dudson very similar examples, one inscribed "Sailor Return": p. 105, fig. 190 "George & Eliza Harris"; fig. 191, "Sailor Return." c. 1850-65