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Figure group (Dandies (man and woman) (bocage))
1820-1825
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.074
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.074
Object Name
Figure group (Dandies (man and woman) (bocage))
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1820-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Bernard collection label with number "151"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: "JONATHAN HORNE" in blue print within an elaborate printed cartouche
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
6.5 (H) x 5 (W) x 3 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.5 (H) x 12 (W) x 7.5 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Several models of Dandies pairs, probably all from different molds than Winterthur's: pp. 136-37, nos. 111-113, variously c. 1820 or c. 1825, from different factories. Discusses Dandies and (female) Dandizettes phenomenon.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Differently modeled bocage version on more elaborate base: p. 258, enameled, c. 1815-25. For single "Dandy" marked "HALL," p. 240.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Dandies couple after different inspiration: p. 193, col. pl. 51, enameled, c. 1815-25Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Several variations on the same group: pp. 54-61, none identical to Winterthur's; that on p. 55 is closest.Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Somewhat similarly modeled figure of "William Corder and his victim Maria Marten": p. 41, no. 47, similar in general style, but different details, on table base with names. "He burried her at the Red Barn at Polestead and was executed in 1828."Catalogue: Sotheby's (auction catalogue).
• Two different models of similar subject (polychrome enameled): October 21, 2005 (NY) sale, lot 324, Dandies couples, 1815-25Book: Read, Herbert. 1929 Staffordshire Pottery Figures.
• Different model of same figure group, on rectangular base: pl. 65, in enameled pearlware.Other: Archaeology and Historic Preservation Group (AECOM). Archaeology Calendar 2021.
• Differently modeled Staffordshire dandies bocage group excavated in Fishtown, Philadelphia: February 2021 illus., figure group recovered during excavations for I-95 Girard Avenue Interchange Project in Fishtown section of Philadelphia.