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Shepherd and Shepherdess on a Rock
Potter: Wood, Ralph, II (Probably)
Earthenware decorated with coloured lead-glazes
Cream earthenware, press-moulded and decorated with translucent blue tinted, blue, green, pale yellow, pale brown, and black lead-glazes
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Depth: 12 cm
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 18 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1930-11-10) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
George III
Circa
1783
CE
-
Circa
1800
CE
This figure group was known as Shepherd playing a Flute, but was probably the group referred to in John Wood's account book on 14 September 1786 as 'Shepherd and Shepherdess on Rock candlesticks at 8s 0d. sold to Mr William Mortlock. On 8 February 1787 he recorded that he had bought from his brother Ralph Wood a pair of the same subject for 8s.0d. It is possible, however, that the first sale of figures, had also been supplied by Ralph, who at the time was in partnership with Enoch Wood. Both entries show that this group was in production by 1786-7. This group has no candle socket, but might have had one attached to the now broken off top of the tree behind the figures.
coloured
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Moulding
: Cream earthenware, moulded and decorated with translucent lead-glazes tinted very pale blue, and more deeply green, pale yellow, brownish-grey, and black
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.29-1930
Primary reference Number: 74202
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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