Bracket
1757-1760 (made)
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Object Type
The bracket was made to support a bust of George II, and was probably intended for use in an entrance hall or another, similar private or corporate interior. Smaller brackets were made in porcelain for displaying ceramic figures or vases.
Design & Designing
Similar brackets made in plaster were sold by the London plaster-shops. The closest parallels for this piece are plaster brackets sold by John Cheere (1709-1787), whose premises at London's Hyde Park Corner were illustrated in William Hogarth's satirical print The Analysis of Beauty of 1753. Such commercially-produced plasters were occasionally used at British porcelain factories as prototypes for production, especially for figures and busts. Both the bracket and the bust it supports were probably copied from plasters in this way. If so, the original plaster bracket would have been cut into smaller parts from which hollow plaster-production moulds could be made. Some plaster-makers knew that their production lines were being reproduced by the ceramics factories (and charged them accordingly), but others remained on their guard against plagiarism.
Materials & Making
The bust has been analysed and found to contain soaprock. We know from documents that Richard Chaffers (1731-1765) of Liverpool was licensed to mine soaprock, and he currently seems the most likely manufacturer of these pieces.
The bracket was made to support a bust of George II, and was probably intended for use in an entrance hall or another, similar private or corporate interior. Smaller brackets were made in porcelain for displaying ceramic figures or vases.
Design & Designing
Similar brackets made in plaster were sold by the London plaster-shops. The closest parallels for this piece are plaster brackets sold by John Cheere (1709-1787), whose premises at London's Hyde Park Corner were illustrated in William Hogarth's satirical print The Analysis of Beauty of 1753. Such commercially-produced plasters were occasionally used at British porcelain factories as prototypes for production, especially for figures and busts. Both the bracket and the bust it supports were probably copied from plasters in this way. If so, the original plaster bracket would have been cut into smaller parts from which hollow plaster-production moulds could be made. Some plaster-makers knew that their production lines were being reproduced by the ceramics factories (and charged them accordingly), but others remained on their guard against plagiarism.
Materials & Making
The bust has been analysed and found to contain soaprock. We know from documents that Richard Chaffers (1731-1765) of Liverpool was licensed to mine soaprock, and he currently seems the most likely manufacturer of these pieces.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Porcelain, probably made at the Vauxhall factory, or possibly made at Richard Chaffers' Liverpool factory, 1757-60 |
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| Object history | Possibly after a plaster by John Cheere (born in London, 1709, died in London, 1787) Probably made at the Vauxhall porcelain factory, possibly made at Richard Chaffers' porcelain factory, Liverpool, England |
| Summary | Object Type The bracket was made to support a bust of George II, and was probably intended for use in an entrance hall or another, similar private or corporate interior. Smaller brackets were made in porcelain for displaying ceramic figures or vases. Design & Designing Similar brackets made in plaster were sold by the London plaster-shops. The closest parallels for this piece are plaster brackets sold by John Cheere (1709-1787), whose premises at London's Hyde Park Corner were illustrated in William Hogarth's satirical print The Analysis of Beauty of 1753. Such commercially-produced plasters were occasionally used at British porcelain factories as prototypes for production, especially for figures and busts. Both the bracket and the bust it supports were probably copied from plasters in this way. If so, the original plaster bracket would have been cut into smaller parts from which hollow plaster-production moulds could be made. Some plaster-makers knew that their production lines were being reproduced by the ceramics factories (and charged them accordingly), but others remained on their guard against plagiarism. Materials & Making The bust has been analysed and found to contain soaprock. We know from documents that Richard Chaffers (1731-1765) of Liverpool was licensed to mine soaprock, and he currently seems the most likely manufacturer of these pieces. |
| Associated object | 414:134-1885 (Part) |
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| Accession number | C.53-1931 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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