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Figure (Robert Burns)
Robert Burns
1850-1860
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.143
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.143
Object Name
Figure (Robert Burns)
Title
Robert Burns
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1850-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round purple adhesive label, handwritten in ink, "137" (Bernard Collection number)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive label, handwritten in ink"34031/ 1895"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Literature
- Robert Burns
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
12.813 (H) x 6.625 (W) x 3.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.545 (H) x 16.828 (W) x 8.573 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Similar example: p. H497, pl. 10, fig. 37Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Similar example with more elaborate painting: p. 35 fig. 57; for different models, similarly posed, see fig. 56