Model
ca. 1740-1750 (made)
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Buff-coloured salt-glazed stoneware model cradle on two rockers, covered in a patchy brown dip. A small bird is perched on top and an inscription is incised on the sides and end.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Model of a cradle, salt-glazed stoneware, probably made in Staffordshire, ca. 1740-50 |
| Physical description | Buff-coloured salt-glazed stoneware model cradle on two rockers, covered in a patchy brown dip. A small bird is perched on top and an inscription is incised on the sides and end. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'THOMAS SMITHE HISS CRADDLE' (incised in capital letters) |
| Gallery label | Model of a cradle
Probably made in Staffordshire, about 1750
Mark: 'THOMAS SMITHE HISS CRADDLE', incised
Salt-glazed stoneware
C.27-1967 Mrs M.B. Sargeant Bequest(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs M. B. Sargeant |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of Mrs J. Walter Wyles. Historical significance: Cradles are more commonly made in slipware. |
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| Accession number | C.27-1967 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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