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Jar (Duke of Wellington Tobacco jar)
Duke of Wellington
1845-1855
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.177 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.177 A, B
Object Name
Jar (Duke of Wellington Tobacco jar)
Title
Duke of Wellington
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1845-1855
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Bernard collection label with number "178"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Duke of Wellington
- Military
- History
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
7.6 (H) x 4.9 (W) x 4.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.4 (H) x 12.5 (W) x 11.5 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Beddoe, Stella. 2015 A Potted History: Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain.
• Similar but smaller model with differently painted details: pp. 39-40, no. 144, Staffordshire, c. 1840. Discussing Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852).Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Possibly from same mold, but differently painted: p.141, fig. 355; fig. 356 is similar, possibly with mold reworked as jug.Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Similar model with different painted details: pp. C231-32, pl. 16B, fig. 45b; for bio. pp. B181.