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Figure group (Shepherd and shepherdess with birdcage, Bird Seller, or Sight (bocage))
Allegory of Sight or Touch
Ralph Wood
1800-1825
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph Wood (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.057.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.057.002
Object Name
Figure group (Shepherd and shepherdess with birdcage, Bird Seller, or Sight (bocage))
Title
Allegory of Sight or Touch
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Ralph Wood (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Interior base
Inscription: Impressed "89"
Type: Label
Location: Interior base
Inscription: Black, oval label with gold print: "Wynn A. Sayman/ EARLY ENGLISH/ POTTERY & PORCELAIN/ Richmond, Mass. 01254"
Type: Label
Location: Interior base
Inscription: Clear label with black print: "Restoration to/ swan's neck, lamb's/ ear, bocage"
Type: Label
Location: Interior base
Inscription: Green label with "309 B" in black
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Senses
- Allegory
- Rural pursuits
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Press-molded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
11.516 (H) x 4.496 (D) x 6.476 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.25 (H) x 11.42 (D) x 16.45 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Nearly identical figure, unglazed, marked "Ra. Wood Burslem": p. 81; p. 333, mold 89 "rural group, birdcage Ra Wood"Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Same subject with candle socket in bocage, plain china glaze: p. 81, impressed "Ra. Wood Burslem 89". 1789-1801.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Very similarly modeled group with mound on square base inscribed "Bird Catchers": p. 259. Adaptation of late 18th-century Ralph Wood mold no. 89.Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 12 and 20, no. 32 (mistakenly listed as 31), c. 1800-1810, the Bird Seller probably by Enoch Wood (1759-1840)