Figure
ca.1780-1800 (made)
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Figure of Apollo or Orpheus, standing on a rocky base and holding a lyre. Moulded but with some additional modelling by hand. painted in coloured glazes.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | earthenware painted in coloured glazes |
Brief description | Figure of Apollo, earthenware, made in Staffordshire, ca.1780-1800. |
Physical description | Figure of Apollo or Orpheus, standing on a rocky base and holding a lyre. Moulded but with some additional modelling by hand. painted in coloured glazes. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
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Object history | bequeathed by Mrs. Mary B. Sargeant |
Production | register attributes this figure to the factory of Ralph Wood, Burslem |
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Associated object | C.538-1921 (Version) |
Bibliographic reference | Halfpenny, Pat, English Earthenware Figures: 1740-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 1995). p.64 & p.92.
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Accession number | CIRC.460-1967 |
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Record created | April 15, 2009 |
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