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Figure (William Ewart Gladstone)
William Ewart Gladstone
1880-1885
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.153
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.153
Object Name
Figure (William Ewart Gladstone)
Title
William Ewart Gladstone
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1880-1885
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Painted burnt-orange enamel circle
Type: Inscription
Location: Front of base
Inscription: "W.E. GLADSTONE" in raised capitals
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Bernard collection label bearing number "263"
Type: Label
Location: Backside
Inscription: "Consignor #/ 4311/ Item #/ 30\ 263"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- History
- Political figure
- Government
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
13.1 (H) x 7 (W) x 3.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.2 (H) x 17 (W) x 8.1 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Probably from same mold: pp. B196-7, fig. 54, noting made as a pair with figures of Charles Stewart Parnell (fig. 55). and p. B188, col. pl. 19 (Gladstone & Parnell).Book: Henrywood, R. K. 1997 An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs.
• Relief-molded jug by Doulton and Co. with commemorative portrait of Gladstone: p. 165, pl. 472, 1898Book: Beddoe, Stella. 2015 A Potted History: Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain.
• Example possibly from same mold, with similar painted details: p. 121, no. R2454.35, c. 1885. "Portrait of Gladstone wearing a waistcoat decorated with shamrocks (demonstrating support for Irish Home Rule), shown with an axe since he liked to chop wood for relaxation."