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Figure (Potash Farm)
Potash Farm
1849-1859
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.140
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.140
Object Name
Figure (Potash Farm)
Title
Potash Farm
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1849-1859
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Two parallel lines painted in blue
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: "BULL & BEAR/ INVESTMENT ANTIQUES" in black print on label
Type: Label
Location: Reverse
Inscription: Bernard collection label bearing the number "P36"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Crime
- Architecture
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Press-molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
5.7 (H) x 6.5 (W) x 2.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.5 (H) x 16.5 (W) x 5.7 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Similar example: p. G482Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 2.
• Two size models and print source: p. 273, figs. 3146 and 3146 SO. One of models is mis-titled "Stanfield Hall".Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Different model of Potash Farm: pp. 98-99, no. 131, c. 1849. In same illus. is figure of neighboring Stanfield Hall.