St George and the Dragon
Factory:
Unidentified Staffordshire factory
Factory:
Enoch Wood
(Possibly)
Lead-glazed earthenware painted in polychrome enamels
White earthenware, press-moulded, lead-glazed and painted in pale blue, yellowish-green, yellow, flesh-pink a little red, tan, pale brown, brown, grey, and black enamels. The group is supported on a a high rectangular plinth with mouldings round the top and lower edges, coloured to resemble black marble, and having on the front a reserved oval panel painted in black with the title 'George and Dragon'. The plinth is glazed and hollow underneath with a large central ventilation hole. The pale brown horse stands on an oval green and brown rocky mound with a tree trunk in the middle which supports its belly. It has a black bridle and collar, and a grey saddle cloth held on by a black strap. St George, wearing a black Roman style plumed helmet, a tan tunic, blue cloak, and black sandals rides without stirrups, and holds a grey spear in both hands as he plunges it into the mouth of the green and yellow dragon writhing on the ground below the horse.
History note: A.G.Smith, Wardour Street, London, from whom bought for £7.10s.0d. on 15 February 1905 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 34.7 cm
Length: 19.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1800
The figures of St George and the Dragon are similar to but larger than those on groups decorated with coloured glazes attributed to Ralph Wood II.
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( pale blue, yellowish-green, yellow, flesh pink, tan, beige, brown, and black)
Surface
composed of
lead-glaze
( very slightly tinted blue inside the base)
Base
Depth 11.1 cm
Length 18.6 cm
white Earthenware
Press-moulding : White earthenware, press-moulded, lead-glazed and painted in pale blue, yellowish-green, yellow, flesh-pink a little red, tan, pale brown, brown, grey, and black enamels; the plinth is open and glazed underneath and has a large central ventilation hole
Accession number: C.913-1928
Primary reference Number: 312963
Old object number: 2331
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "St George and the Dragon" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/312963 Accessed: 2024-11-24 22:06:57
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/312963
|title=St George and the Dragon
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 22:06:57|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-312963
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...