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Figure (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Napoleon Bonaparte
John and Rebecca Lloyd factory
1840-1849
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John and Rebecca Lloyd factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.150
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.150
Object Name
Figure (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Title
Napoleon Bonaparte
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John and Rebecca Lloyd factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1840-1849
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Green, circular label with the old number "3" in ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: "RARE STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE/ OF NAPOLEON- 9", ACQUIRED/ FROM MORTONI GOLDBERG/ AUCTION GALLERIES/ 3-15-93..." in black ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- History
- Political figure
- Military
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
8.7 (H) x 4.4 (W) x 3.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.1 (H) x 11.1 (W) x 8.8 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Similar example: p. C226, fig. 39.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.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Probably from same mold: p. 26, fig. 12.Book: Oliver, Anthony. 1981 Staffordshire pottery : the tribal art of England.
• Two versions attributed to John and Rebecca Lloyd of Shelton, near Burslem, Staffordshire: pp. 114-15, no. 153, c. 1840. Seems to indicate some bear marks.