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On Display: House - Bertrand Room
Figure (Bird (cockerel or rooster, chicken))
1720-1740
Description
This nearly colorless salt-glazed white stoneware figure imitates types in blanc de Chine and was molded in the form of a standing rooster or cockerel with an open beak. The bird is supported on a tapering foursided (roughly rectangular) base.
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0013.112
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mrs. Helen Shumway Mayer
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Object Number
2003.0013.112
Object Name
Figure (Bird (cockerel or rooster, chicken))
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1720-1740
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular label with red print: "D.M. & P. MANHEIM/ GUARANTEED GENUINE" and handwriting in pencil: "STAFFS. S.G./ circa 1760"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Solid red, circular sticker
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
6.7 (H) x 3.3 (W) x 4.8 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17 (H) x 8.4 (W) x 12.2 (L)