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Figure group (Tam O'Shanter and Sooter Johnny)
Tam O'Shanter and Sooter Johnny
Sampson Smith factory, Robert Burns, James Thom
1890-1900
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Sampson Smith factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.101
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.101
Object Name
Figure group (Tam O'Shanter and Sooter Johnny)
Title
Tam O'Shanter and Sooter Johnny
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Creator (Role)
Sampson Smith factory (Possible maker); Robert Burns (Inspiration); James Thom (Inspiration)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1890-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round purple label, handwritten in ink, "220" (Bernard Collection number)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular label with "$210.00" handwritten in ink.
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Small rectangular adhesive label is found on the back of the group, handwritten in ink, "1400".
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Literature
- Robert Burns
- Literary scene
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
12.5 (H) x 9.625 (W) x 4.063 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.75 (H) x 24.448 (W) x 10.32 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Several models and two prints of same subject: pp. H502-503, plate 20, fig. 63, c. 1892, Sampson Smith maker. For Tam O'Shanter playbill, see p. E368, pl. 9.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Group probably from same mold: p. 271, fig. 976, fig. 976. See fig. 975 P for differently modeled version and 977 P for single figure of Souter Johnnie, often paired with Tam O'Shanter. Subject discussion, p. 270.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2006 People, Passions, Pasttimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835.
• Several models of the subject (grouped and singles) plus James Thom's life-sized sculptures: pp. 43-45, Notes James Thom's sculptures first exhibited in 1828.Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Possible association with Sampson Smith factory: p. 26, pl. 11A, reproduces a c. 1910 page possibly from (earlier?) Smith catalogue. Shows Winterthur-type model.Book: Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
• Souter Johnny and Tam O'Shanter portrayed on Scottish (Portobello) stoneware salt kit: p. 227, no. 172