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Figure group (Lighthouse with boaters (Grace Darling))
1838-1845
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.139
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.139
Object Name
Figure group (Lighthouse with boaters (Grace Darling))
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1838-1845
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with black script "Grace Darling (Pictured/ page 612 in Pugh)/ C- 1838"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Bernard collection label with the number "89"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Architecture
- Maritime
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Extruded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
6.1 (H) x 5.4 (W) x 3.3 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.4 (H) x 13.7 (W) x 8.5 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Two examples, one possibly from same mold: p. I524, figs. 39 ("Grace Darling") and- 40. Information on Grace Darling on p. I510Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Possibly from same mold: p. 55, fig. 120, with different figures in boat, and no. 25. For standing figure of Grace Darling, alone, see fig. 118.Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Modern fake of same figure type (different model), inscribed "Grace Darling": p. 168, no. 244, "crude modelling, poor colour, heavily stained false crackle and stilted title. Some later efforts are better."