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Male Spanish Dancer
Potter:
Wood, Ralph, II
(Probably)
Potter:
Wood, Ralph, III
(Perhaps)
Earthenware figure of a man holding castanets decorated with coloured glazes
Cream earthenware, press-moulded, and decorated with clear blue-tinted, and pale shades of green, yellow, and greyish- brown, dark brown, and lead-glazes, and two spots of blue glaze for the eyes. The figure is supported on a straight-sided square base which is hollow underneath and has a central diamond-shaped ventilation hole. The man stands on a low grassy mound in front of a tree trunk which serves as a support. He steps forward on his left leg, and holds out both hands grasping castanets. His head is tilted back slightly. He wears a broad-brimmed black hat with traces of gilding round the edge, a white open-necked shirt, a brown coat with yellow sleeves, a green waistcoat, yellow breeches with scalloped lower edges to the legs, and dark brown boots.
History note: Stoner & Evans, London
Bought with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 20.9 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1930-11-14) by Stoner & Evans
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1787
CE
-
Circa
1800
CE
This Spanish dancer has a female companion, C.46-1930. They were made by either Ralph Wood II or his son Ralph Wood III. The models were in production by 1787 when John Wood's sales ledger records on 25 January that he had bought from his brother Ralph '1 pr Spanish figures suppose dancing' for 3 shillings. as part of an order for Andrew Barr. Marked examples probably date from 1789 -1801 when Ralph, and after his death in 1795, his son, were working at the Hill Pottery in Burslem.
Decoration
composed of
lead-glaze
( clear blue-tinted, green, yellow, pale greyish-brown, dark brown, and black)
gold
( trace on edge of hat brim)
Base
Depth 7 cm
Width 7 cm
cream Earthenware
Press-moulding
: Cream earthenware, press-moulded in parts and assembled, decorated with clear blue-tinted, green, pale yellow, pale greyish-brown, dark brown, and black lead-glazes; also two spots of blue glaze, and traces of gilding on the hat
Painting
Accession number: C.45-1930
Primary reference Number: 75148
Glaisher Addition number: Gl.Add.15-1930
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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