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Figure (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Napoleon Bonaparte
1840-1849
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.131
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.131
Object Name
Figure (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Title
Napoleon Bonaparte
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1840-1849
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with: "STAFFORDSHIRE OF/ NAPOLEON ACQUIRED/10-10-92.../FROM MORTON AUCTIONS".
Type: Label
Location: Backside
Inscription: Green, circular label with "4" written in ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Military
- History
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
7 (H) x 3.1 (W) x 2.4 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17 (H) x 7.8 (W) x 6.2 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Probably from same mold: pp. C226-27, fig. 41, listing type as rare.Book: Schkolne, Myrna. 2014 Holding the Past: The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection of Early English Pottery Figures.
• Historical notes and other (non-Winterthur) Staffordshire earthenware models portraying Napoleon: pp. 18-21. See pp. 22-23 for Josephine.