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Boy with a Dog
Yellow-glazed earthenware
Earthenware, moulded and lead-glazed yellow. The boy stands in front of a tree trunk on a low mound on a shallow square base, closed and concave underneath, with a ventilation hole in the centre. He has his right knee bent, and supports a small dog or puppy on his thigh while it jumps up towards his left hand, perhaps for a tit bit. He is barefoot, and wears breeches, a waistcoat and jacket.
History note: Uncertain before Dr G.H.W. Rylands, Litt. D., CBE, CH, King's College, Cambridge
Given by G.H.W. Rylands in memory of his mother, Betha Wolferstan Rylands
Height: 10.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1997-10-13) by Rylands, G.H.W.
19th Century, Early#
George III
George IV
Circa
1800
CE
-
1825
CE
Yellow glazed earthenwares were produced by a number of English potteries during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The yellow colour of earlier examples was produced from a mix of litharge (lead monoxide), antimony and tin or lead ash, with proportions varied to produce different tones. From around 1830, chrome pigment became available as a simpler alternative. Very few pieces of yellow-glazed ware are marked, but those that are show that makers included at least nine Staffordshire potteries, including Wedgwood, Spode, Enoch Wood and John Shorthouse, as well as potteries in Rotherham, Leeds, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Sunderland. Small, simply modelled and plain glazed figures were cheap to produce and popular at this time.
Base Width 4.3 cm
yellow
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded, and covered with rather thin and unevenly applied yellow lead-glaze
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: Rectangular with maroon stripes and serrated edges on three sides
Accession number: C.82-1997
Primary reference Number: 76185
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.2330-1928
Accession Number: C.4.51-1964
Accession Number: P.11224-R
Accession Number: 31.K.12-74
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