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Milton
Pottery:
Wood, Enoch
Pottery:
Wood & Caldwell
Lead-glazed earthenware painted in enamels
White earthenware, moulded, lead-glazed, and painted in green, yellow, flesh-pink, dark pink, red, brown, grey and black enamels. The rectangular base has straight sides and is painted to resemble black and white variegated marble. On the viewer's right there is a brown column decorated with reliefs, on which there is a pile of three books. Milton stands on his right leg with his left advanced. His head is turned to his right, and he rests his left lower arm on the top of the books, and holds his right arm across his body. In his left hand he holds an unrolled scroll. He has long brown hair and wears a dark yellow jacket, reddish-brown breeches, white stockings and black shoes. A green cloak with a pink lining hangs from his left shoulder down to his heels at the back, and is held across his body with his right hand.
History note: W. H. Milligan Esq. no. 50 Pall Mall; sold by direction of the Executors at Foster's auction of 7 June 1906; bought by Palmer & Fisher, Palmer Street, Westminster, from whom purchased (with Shakespeare C.43-1928) for £25 on 18 June 1906 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 48.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa
1790
CE
-
1820
CE
The source for this figure may have been a terracotta by Peter Scheemakers (1691-1781), now lost, but known from his sale catalogue of 8 May 1756 in which it was lot 23. Alternatively the portrait may be an original composition by John Cheere, by whom there is a 20 in high bronzed plaster figure dated 1749, at York City Art Gallery (formerly at Kirkleatham). This earthenware model may have been produced from a plaster cast by Cheere or by Peter Vanina, whose initials occur on other examples. Falkner noted an example wtih a bronzed finish marked 'WOOD & CALDWELL'.
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( green, yellow, flesh-pink, dark pink, red, brown, grey and black)
Base
Depth 14 cm
Width 23.7 cm
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Moulding
: White earthenware, moulded, assembled, lead-glazed, and painted in green, yellow, flesh-pink, dark pink, red, brown, grey and black enamels
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label
Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label printed in black
Accession number: C.44-1928
Primary reference Number: 75104
Old object number: 2491
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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