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Figure group (Songsters)
Songsters
John Walton
1815-1830
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Walton (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.056
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.056
Object Name
Figure group (Songsters)
Title
Songsters
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
John Walton (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1815-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Back
Inscription: Molded, sunken relief "WALTON" in banner
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round aqua sticker, handwritten in ink "252" (Bernard Collection number)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Musical Instruments
- Senses
- Music
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
7.5 (H) x 5 (W) x 3.9 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.05 (H) x 12.7 (W) x 9.906 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Songsters pair forming mate (re model) to Winterthur example: p. 218, no. 212, impressed "SONGSTERS" and "WALTON," John Walson, Staffordshire, c. 1820.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Similar example in larger bocage with other group: p. 224. For similar example with more bocage, see p. 232, impressed "WALTON", c. 1815-25Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Similar group forming left side of larger spill vase, with right composed of somewhat mirroring fluting couple: p. 235, larger spill vase. Polychrome enameled. No title.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Similar group forming left side of double bocage group: p. 217, no. 211, with right side portraying couple with flute and triangle, Staffordshire, c. 1820