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Figure (Bird (phoenix))
Plymouth porcelain factory
1768-1770
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Plymouth porcelain factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Plymouth; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Museum Object Number
2003.0013.080
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mrs. Helen Shumway Mayer
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Object Number
2003.0013.080
Object Name
Figure (Bird (phoenix))
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Plymouth porcelain factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Plymouth; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Possible origin.
Date
1768-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: A round black label with gold printed letters reads, "GUARANTEED/ GENUINE/ D. M & P. MANHEIM/ 46 EAST 57th STREET/ NEW YORK CITY".
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Techniques
- Slip-cast
Dimensions (inches)
8.071 (H) x 5.157 (D) x 6.496 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.5 (H) x 13.1 (D) x 16.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Brian Haughton Antiques. 2012 A Sense of Pleasure.
• Similarly modeled Wedgwood creamware eagle on rocky base: p. 51, no. 32, noting marked Wedgwood example at Temple Newsam, 1765-70Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 1990 The Henry H. Weldon Collection: English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800.
• Similarly modeled Wedgwood creamware eagle on rocky base: p. 51, no. 32, 1780-1805, with lower edge socketed, implying it fit into another ceramic piece.