Sweep
Figure
ca.1780-1800 (made)
ca.1780-1800 (made)
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Figure of a boy, huddling
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | earthenware, moulded and painted with coloured glazes |
| Brief description | Figure, 'Winter', 'Sweep' of 'Clown', earthenware, Staffordshire, possibly made by a member of the Wood family, ca.1780-1800 |
| Physical description | Figure of a boy, huddling |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart G. Davis |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Stuart Davis |
| Production | Based on a model by Paul Louis Cyfflé, who worked at Luneville in France. Possibly made by a member of the Wood family |
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| Bibliographic reference | Halfpenny, Pat, English Earthenware Figures: 1740-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 1995), p.67. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.106-1951 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2009 |
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