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Figure (Purity)
Purity
Enoch Wood
1790-1810
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Enoch Wood (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.097
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.097
Object Name
Figure (Purity)
Title
Purity
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Enoch Wood (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Subject(s)
- Virtues
- Allegory
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
28.75 (H) x 10 (W) x 10 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
73.025 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 25.4 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 13 and 16-17, no. 18, possibly Enoch Wood, c. 1790-1810Journal: American Ceramic Circle Newsletter. American Ceramic Circle
• Published: Fall Newsletter 2023, cover, as part of advertising for ACC Symposium at Winterthur (November 2023)Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Purity figure, same model: p. 152, col. pl. 43, c. 1790-1810Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• "WEDGWOOD" impressed example of nearly same size, enameled: p. 168, noting variations on the mark, c. 1790-97Article: Schkolne, Myrna. 09//2023 Wedgwood Pearlware Figures. Ars Ceramica. No. 35 (2019): 26-37.
• Impressed "WEDGWOOD" example possibly by Ralph Wedgwood: p. 31, fig. 4B, on square base and with differently painted details.Book: Read, Herbert. 1929 Staffordshire Pottery Figures.
• Large-scale (21") enameled "Prudence" of type often grouped with Purity: pl. 45