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Figure (John Milton)
John Milton
John Cheere, Derby Porcelain Works
1770-1785
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Cheere (Original model)
Place of Origin
Derby; Derbyshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
Museum Object Number
2005.0017
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Bobbie Falk
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Object Number
2005.0017
Object Name
Figure (John Milton)
Title
John Milton
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Cheere (Original model); Derby Porcelain Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Derby; Derbyshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1785
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: 4 patch marks
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- John Milton
- Illustrious Moderns
- Biblical scene
- Literature
- Literary scene
- Religious imagery
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
11.5 (H) x 7.281 (W) x 4.959 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.21 (H) x 18.495 (W) x 12.595 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Clifford, Timothy. 2004 "Derby Porcelain and the British Monumental Sculpture Tradition 1760-1775". Derby Porcelain International Society. 5: 118-132.
• Slightly different Derby & Cheere models: pp. 120-24, figs. 9-11Catalogue: Temple Newsam House, Leeds & Temple Newsam House, Leeds. 1974 The Man at Hyde Park Corner: Sculpture by John Cheere 1709-1787 (exhib. cat. May 5- June 15, 1974).
• Cheere bronzed plaster version: pl. 11, no. 54, bronzed plaster inscribed "Jno Cheere Ft 1749" and "Milton"; pl. 13, no. 55, Derby biscuit porcelain version, c. 1780, with extensive comments.Book: Reilly, Robin. 1989 Wedgwood.
• Wedgwood basalt Milton (after same source) and Shakespeare: vol. II, p. 757, no. 1248, marked WEDGWOOD with names impressed on plinths. c. 1870Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• 19th-century Staffordshire figures of Milton, some with Shakespeare: pp. 86-88, figs. 201 P-207.Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Derby porcelain full-length versions of Milton and Shapespeare: September 9, 2009 (London), lot 223, Derby, c. 1780, the Shakespeare plinth with applied busts of Richard II, Elizabeth I and Henry V.Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Derby soft paste porcelain mug with polychrome painted, black-printed full-length view of Shakespeare: The Crane Collection, London, March 31, 2010, lot 177, c. 1760Book: Bradshaw, Peter. 1981 18th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795.
• Bristol porcelain (white) similarly posed Milton: p. 252, pl. 154, c. 1774-76Article: Twichett, John. 2009 Derby PorcelainFigures the first hundred years c. 1748-1848. Derby Porcelain International Society. 6: 36-44.
• Duesbury and Kean period Derby Shakespeare and Milton on rectangular bases: p. 40, pl. 3a, mentioned in Duesbury and Kean text, dating after Wm. Duesbury II's death, figures c. 1810