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Figure group (Flight into Egypt (equestrian, with donkey or ass))
Flight into Egypt
1790-1810
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.088.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.088.001
Object Name
Figure group (Flight into Egypt (equestrian, with donkey or ass))
Title
Flight into Egypt
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round green label, handwritten in ink, "188"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Oval black label, printed with gold lettering, "Wynn A. Sayman/EARLY ENGLISH POTTERY & PORCELAIN/ Richmond, Mass. 01254
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
- Religion associated
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
10.563 (H) x 9.938 (W) x 5.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.83 (H) x 25.243 (W) x 13.018 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Beem, Barbara. 11//2015 Faith on the Mantelpiece: Religious Staffordshire Figures. New England Antiques Journal. cover, 8, 34-36.
• Published: p. 34Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 13 and 22, nos. 42-43, perhaps by John Walton (c. 1780-after 1835, Navigation Road, Burslem, Staffordshire), c. 1815Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Similar example: p. 19Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Different model of same subject with bocage: p. 256.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Less elegantly modeled pair of figure groups in same subject: "FLIGHT TO EGYPT" and "RETURN FROM EGYPT": p. 271, both marked "WALTON." Backs of base mounds support spill vases.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Two different models of Flight to Egypt, one a spill vase: p. 34, figs. 1742-43.Book: 1990 L'Arte Tribale Inglese: ovvero Le Ceramiche Staffordshire Prima e Durante il Regno di Vittoria Regina.
• Spill vases with different models of groups inscribed "FLIGHT TO EGYPT" and "RETURN FROM EGYPT": nos. 18 and 20, Staffordshire, c. 1820Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Enameled example probably from same "Flight" mold and differently modeled pair impressed Walton: p. 19, nos. 16-17, c. 1815 and (Walton) c. 1820. For another model, see p. 49, no. 60.