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Figure group (Mrs. Siddons as Lady Macbeth and Sir John Philip Kemble as Hamlet)
1840-1855
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.128
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.128
Object Name
Figure group (Mrs. Siddons as Lady Macbeth and Sir John Philip Kemble as Hamlet)
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1840-1855
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round pink adhesive sticker, handwritten with "215" (Bernard Collection number)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Yellow rectangular sticker, handwritten in ink, "MRS. SIDDONS/ AS L. MACBETH/ & JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE AS HAMLET & YORICK!"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Theater
- Shakespeare
- William
- Illustrious Moderns
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
8.25 (H) x 5.875 (W) x 2.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.955 (H) x 14.923 (W) x 6.985 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Similarly molded figure group: p. E367, fig. 19. For subject matter see p. E365, figs. 9 & 10, design source not yet identified.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Example probably from same mold, with underglaze blue: p. 289, fig. 1058.Book: Hall, John. 1972 Staffordshire Portrait Figures.
• Different model figure portraying John Philip Kemble as Hamlet: p.36, pl. 22.Book: Hall, John. 1972 Staffordshire Portrait Figures.
• Plaque portraying bust of Sarah Siddons: p.78, pl. 61.