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Figure group (Tom King (equestrian))
Tom King
1865-1875
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.079.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.079.002
Object Name
Figure group (Tom King (equestrian))
Title
Tom King
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
- Press-molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
9.1 (H) x 6.9 (W) x 2.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.1 (H) x 17.6 (W) x 5.7 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 33-34, no. 103, gives death date as 1735.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.
• Original mold for this figure plus ceramic example: p. 8, pl. 1