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Figure group (Britannia with lion)
Britannia
Wood and Caldwell factory
1805-1818
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Wood and Caldwell factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.083
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.083
Object Name
Figure group (Britannia with lion)
Title
Britannia
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Wood and Caldwell factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1805-1818
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Reverse of base
Inscription: Impressed "WOOD & CALDWELL/ Burslem (script)"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Bernard number "302"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: "LEONARD RUSSELL/ 21 KINGS AVENUE/ HEWHAVEN BN9 ONB/ SUSSEX, ENGLAND"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: "37" on a small, red, circular label
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Allegory
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Extruded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
12 (H) x 6.8 (W) x 5.7 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.6 (H) x 17.2 (W) x 14.6 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 38 and 21, no. 38, c. 1810-15, perhaps by Wood and Caldwell (in partnership 1790 or 1792-1818), Burslem, StaffordshireBook: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Britannia theme discussed and example impressed "WOOD & CALDWELL" inscribed Burslem, with painted "33": pp. 8-9, no. 5, 1805-18Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Possibly from same mold, with impressed "WOOD & CALDWELL" and incised "Burslem" marks: p. 165. c. 1810-15, also in silver luster.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Possibly from same mold, with impressed "WOOD & CALDWELL" mark: p. 162, also in silver luster.Book: d'Agliano, Andreina & Melegati, Luca. 2008 Ricordi dell' Antico: Sculture, Porcellane e Arredi all' Epoca del Grand Tour.
• Naples biscuit porcelain version of Pallas Athena after same inspiration: p. 215, no. 87, 1790-1800