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Figure group (Dick Turpin on Black Bess (equestrian))
Dick Turpin
1865-1875
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.079.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.079.001
Object Name
Figure group (Dick Turpin on Black Bess (equestrian))
Title
Dick Turpin
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1865-1875
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular label bearing Bernard coll. number "136"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular label with "34031/1873" in black ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Front of base
Inscription: "DICK/ TURPIN" in relief with gilt painted over
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Crime
- History
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
9.3 (H) x 7.3 (W) x 2.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.5 (H) x 18.6 (W) x 5.7 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Fair, Lauren & Mass, Jennifer. 2013 Polychrome Decoration on Staffordshire Figures: The Identification of a new enamel colorant and underglaze oxide recipes using technical analysis. Ars Ceramica. No. 25: 6-39.
• Published: p. 29, fig. 19Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: p. 31, no. 96, c. 1845-60. Dick Turpin (1706-39)Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Several models of (equestrian) Turpin and King: pp. G468-71, figs 11-15. Non-equestrian examples, pp. 468-69, figs. 1-2.Book: Dudson, Audrey & Morgan, Alison. 2006 Dudson Staffordshire Figures c.1815 - c.1865.
• Somewhat similar "TOM KING" model bu Dudson factory, 1830-65: p. 93, fig. 162Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Several equestrian and non-equestrian versions: pp. 263-68, figs. 941-964