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Figure group (St. George and the Dragon (equestrian))
Ralph Wood, Francesco Fanelli
1780-1800
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph Wood (Possible modeler)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0013.063
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mrs. Helen Shumway Mayer
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Object Number
2003.0013.063
Object Name
Figure group (St. George and the Dragon (equestrian))
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Ralph Wood (Possible modeler); Francesco Fanelli (Possible design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1780-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "23"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Black, circular dealer's label with gold print: "GUARANTEED/ D.M. & P./ MANHEIM/ 46 EAST 57TH STREET/ NEW YORK CITY/ GENUINE".
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: "1207" is written in pencil
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
10.9 (H) x 5 (W) x 8.1 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.7 (H) x 12 (W) x 20.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Similar example: p. 75. See pp. 74-75 for possible makers Ralph and Enoch Wood.Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. & Williams, Peter. 2000 A Passion for Pottery: Further Selections from the Henry H. Weldon Collection.
• Similar figure, impressed 23: p. 307, no. 209, period references re Ralph Wood as possible modeler.Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
• Similar figure with impressed "23" and "Ra. Wood/Burslem" marks: p. 104, no. 108.Book: Lewis, John & Lewis, Griselda. 1984 Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze colored earthenware 1780-1840.
• Same subject figure group: p. 238, in "pratt" colors, said to be from Ralph Woood mold 23, c. 1810; p. 259, no. 57, with George and Dragon on low mound and flanked by female figures, c. 1820.Book: Poole, Julia E. 1995 English Pottery (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks).
• Similar figure: pp. 80-81, no. 35, with links to Wood family and marked examples. Model perhaps after bronze by Francesco Fanelli (c. 1580-1661) in England during Charles I's reign.Book: Hall, John. 1972 Staffordshire Portrait Figures.
• Other St. George and the dragon figures: p.32, pl. 19.