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Figure group (Dog, child and eagle)
1840-1845
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.102
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.102
Object Name
Figure group (Dog, child and eagle)
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1840-1845
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with "STAFFORDSHIRE FLAT BACK OF CHILD/ PROTECTED BY DOG FROM EAGLE/ ACQUIRED 10-10-92 .../ FROM MORTON AUCTION EXCHANGE"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Bernard collection label with number "88"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Eagle
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
7.8 (H) x 6 (W) x 4.4 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.8 (H) x 14 (W) x 11.2 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Similar example, probably from same mold: p. I529, fig. 49 (a), Eagle, Dog and Child. For similar subject with mother rescuing child, see p. I527-28, pl. 20.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 2.
• Similar but larger(?) example: p. 156, fig. 2300