15929966260001312637261000Standard Recordobject-74641170810660849615487596210001708106603407fitz-onlineadlib-object-74641https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/746411a4fe716-79f8-3b42-a00a-5ba4e3854d235referenceagent-4957adlib-agent-4957a636e621-f3ba-3c64-a028-c1fa28943d16Atkinson, Jamesreferenceterm-108657adlib-term-108657c170cd8e-fc63-3446-81a4-6682b5979808lead-glazed earthenwarereferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherblackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-132688adlib-term-1326885af17cdc-2827-330a-b4e2-f49530ed0aa8transfersDecorationreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-27527adlib-term-27527c2872f47-1ee0-3d35-8eef-dc4434baeef1transfer printingreferenceterm-108369adlib-term-108369eb9040dd-e035-3752-bd12-d6fe440ed337animalApplied ArtsWhite earthenware press moulded in several parts, with modelled motifs added, and pearlware glazed. Decorated with overglaze transfer letters and with two spots of black enamel.The bear stands on four feet, its claws extended, its head down and nose turned slightly to the right; the clay body has been moulded to suggest fur. A ribbon runs around the left hand side of the bear’s back, inscribed ‘ATKINSON’S GENUINE BEARS GREASE’ in black transfer capitals. The oval base is 3.5cm deep, with flat sides and with flower and leaf motifs added to the top. The front of the base is inscribed ‘BEARS GREASE’, and the back ’24 OLD BOND STREET’, in black capitals. The figure is mainly white, eyes painted in black and transferred words. The back is fully moulded. The underside is concave and glazed, with four vent holes.C.35-19281accession numberC.35-192874641priref74641old object numberG23GlaisherGl.73urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74641https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74641A ribbon runs around the left hand side of the bear’s back, inscribed ‘ATKINSON’S GENUINE BEARS GREASE’ in black transfer capitals.around left hand side of bear's backtransferATKINSON’S GENUINE BEARS GREASEinscriptionThe front of the base is inscribed ‘BEARS GREASE’.front of baseBEARS GREASEinscriptionblack capitalsback of basetransfer24 OLD BOND STREETinscriptionreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928bequeathedEntry date: 1928-12-0718301830CE1830circa1830185011850CE1850circa1850productionreferenceagent-187914adlib-agent-1879143ff8e302-3ac3-3560-9a60-800ee4445118Unidentified factoryBear’s grease was a used to give a sleek look to the hair. Some users believed it had regenerative powers for restoring hair, or for restoring its natural colour. According to some sources, bear’s oil was being advertised for use on the hair as early as 1822. By the late 1830s bear’s grease and bear’s oil were one of the more popular hair pomades.James Atkinson’s Bears Grease advertisements have also been found on pot lids.This unusually large animal figure is believed to have come from Staffordshire, though the maker has not been identified.referenceterm-109672adlib-term-109672a788e98b-c8a4-313c-9617-1a812228e86419th Century, Mid#referenceterm-15214adlib-term-15214744af2c4-a2f2-37ad-bbf4-2cd00e91ed9bVictorianreferenceterm-107611adlib-term-107611790e5a19-a186-34d5-a16e-2d8dff9f6247white earthenwarereferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazeDepthcm37.5Depthin14.75Heightcm23Heightin9Widthcm23Widthin9referencemedia-43128adlib-media-431289e48588e-b584-37ad-99f6-e89f0dd590cbjpegaa/aa7/C_35_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76016162692120651imagejpegaa/aa7/mid_C_35_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels50016162692120651imagejpegaa/aa7/C_35_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76016162692120651imagejpegaa/aa7/preview_C_35_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels181widthpixels25016162692120651image0media
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imagereferenceterm-110277adlib-term-11027797f1ad1c-7b1d-373a-b0ae-ed010d95f37banimal figureobject namereferenceterm-130674adlib-term-1306742728ba11-801b-318a-8f24-c6f4b99f08e3Victorian Staffordshire figurecategoryreferenceterm-102596adlib-term-102596b0a9be1f-448e-3250-aa90-1087b2ca8bd9advertisementobject namereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumCf. Fig.64, a bear with the slogan ‘Genuine bear’s grease & cold cream sold within’ inscribed around the body, recorded by the author as being in Leeds Ware and attributed to a Leeds pottery; also information about the use of bear’s grease and images of related pot-lids. (reprint of 1916 volume)68referencepublication-7801adlib-publication-78015498a6e7-b3e1-39c3-8ebc-54d2949cc76fYorkshire Potteries, Pots and PottersRef. A James Atkinson’s Bears Grease Pot Lid is described. The words: 'JAMES ATKINSON’S BEARS GREASE, 24 OLD BOND STREET, LONDON, Price 2/6' are inscribed around an image of a bear in chains.11referencepublication-7347adlib-publication-7347523d7f4f-edca-3844-8d7f-e3a8557b653fMiller's Bottles & Pot Lids: A Collector's GuideCf. a similar bear, 8 ½ in, but with less detail to the feet and a different base which is lettered 'GERRARD'; notes there are marks of a ribbon having been across its back.232referencepublication-8241adlib-publication-8241e2152b88-8b95-36fd-b290-01f6413e121fEarle Collection of early Staffordshire potteryreferencepublication-3585adlib-publication-3585784308ef-9535-3132-970c-45af8a273a64Staffordshire Portrait Figures and Allied Subjects of the Victorian Erareferencepublication-7217adlib-publication-7217c1860f2b-473e-3562-a129-4344ff68ed22Staffordshire Portrait Figuresreferencepublication-7346adlib-publication-734673fe59ea-cc61-35ed-b447-fed963e31229Historical Guide to Delftware and Victorian Ointment Potsreferenceterm-15214adlib-term-15214744af2c4-a2f2-37ad-bbf4-2cd00e91ed9bVictorianreferenceterm-132689adlib-term-13268989e9755b-5ebc-326f-bd4d-2050d3a4dbb3bear's greasereferenceterm-82064adlib-term-82064494fc461-6da2-3715-a928-c8bed0be7331cosmeticsanimalreferenceterm-106347adlib-term-1063473c781afb-ea37-38e7-bb1a-523369330f0abearactivityreferenceterm-23063adlib-term-23063c27ed842-75bb-3ace-9b6f-641659102de6advertisingliteralbearbearliteraladvertisingadvertisingreferenceterm-110277adlib-term-11027797f1ad1c-7b1d-373a-b0ae-ed010d95f37banimal figureanimal figureWhite earthenware press moulded in several parts, with modelled motifs added, and pearlware glazed. Decorated with overglaze transfer letters and with two spots of black enamel. The back is fully moulded. The underside is concave and glazed, with four vent holes.in several parts, with modelled motifs addedreferenceterm-107734adlib-term-107734983095d0-9546-3a00-94fc-a0b166a3673dpress-mouldedreferenceterm-107605adlib-term-1076059c03b242-7efd-3fce-bd1e-4105b5f83178lead-glazedFigure of a bearobject
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