Prince Hal, trying on the crown
Figurine
ca. 1847 (made)
ca. 1847 (made)
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Earthenware flatbacks and figurines for mantelpiece decoration were first produced in Staffordshire in the late 1830s. The earliest datable figures appear to be of Queen Victoria. Production of earthenware figures continued throughout Victoria's lifetime, but although they were still made after her death in 1901, few appear to have been produced after 1905. During their heyday, however, they were produced in vast numbers, usually modelled after prints. They represented a wide variety of subjects but those of actors and actresses were especially popular.
This figurine is modelled after an engraving which reproduced a painting by John Calcott Horsley, Henry V, when Prince of Wales, believing the King to be Dead, Takes the Crown from the Cushion,exhibited at Westminster Hall in 1847. The engraving was printed in The Illustrated London News on 25 September 1847.
This figurine is modelled after an engraving which reproduced a painting by John Calcott Horsley, Henry V, when Prince of Wales, believing the King to be Dead, Takes the Crown from the Cushion,exhibited at Westminster Hall in 1847. The engraving was printed in The Illustrated London News on 25 September 1847.
Object details
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| Title | Prince Hal, trying on the crown (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Figurine of Prince Hal trying on the crown. Glazed earthenware, Staffordshire, ca.1850, after an engraving in The Illustrated London News 25 September 1847, of a painting by John Calott Horsley entitled 'Henry V as the Prince of Wales trying on the crown, believing his father to be dead' |
| Physical description | Figurine of Prince Hal standing, both arms raised as he placed the crown on his head. He is dressed in a cream shirt, a belted pale lime green ermine-edged tunic, yellow gloves, pink/grey trousers with orange knee shields, black overglaze-painted shoes and a sword. He stands beside a small pillar, the sceptre lying on its cushioned top. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'HENRY V TRYING ON THE CROWN' (In relief letters, on the base.) |
| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Henry V |
| Summary | Earthenware flatbacks and figurines for mantelpiece decoration were first produced in Staffordshire in the late 1830s. The earliest datable figures appear to be of Queen Victoria. Production of earthenware figures continued throughout Victoria's lifetime, but although they were still made after her death in 1901, few appear to have been produced after 1905. During their heyday, however, they were produced in vast numbers, usually modelled after prints. They represented a wide variety of subjects but those of actors and actresses were especially popular. This figurine is modelled after an engraving which reproduced a painting by John Calcott Horsley, Henry V, when Prince of Wales, believing the King to be Dead, Takes the Crown from the Cushion,exhibited at Westminster Hall in 1847. The engraving was printed in The Illustrated London News on 25 September 1847. |
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| Accession number | S.981-1996 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2006 |
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