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Man with a Goat
Production: Dudson (Perhaps)
White earthenware figure group moulded in three parts, with three separately moulded legs and small shards of grey clay added as decoration, and pearlware glazed. Painted underglaze in blue and in green, yellow, orange, red and black enamels, and gilt.
The man stands, holding a jug and a sheaf of corn; the goat stands to the left, looking up at him, behind them is a low wall. The figure is well coloured. The man wears a blue jacket and vest and orange breeches, trimmed with gilt at the neck, wrists and knees; his long hair and shoes are black. The goat is white; moulding, red-brown enamels and shards of clay suggest its rough hair. The corn is yellow with red markings. The base and wall are green. The oval base has a rocky top, with a round indentation to the right. The underside is concave and glazed, with a central vent hole. The back is flat except for flowing vertical marks in the clay.
History note: From the collection of the late Colonel R.G. Turner.
Given by Mrs J E Cameron 1984, from the collection of the late Col R G Turner
Depth: 7 cm
Depth: 2.75 in
Height: 23.0 cm
Height: 9 in
Width: 13.7 cm
Width: 5.5 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1922) by Cameron, J.E., Mrs
19th Century, Mid#
Victorian
Circa
1850
CE
-
Circa
1865
CE
The flat, un-moulded back indicates that it was probably made after c.1850, whilst underglaze blue was rarely used on Staffordshire figures after c.1865. The decoration, the shape of the man’s face and the use of grey/blue ‘parsley’ shards of clay around the goat suggest that the group may have been made by the Dudson factory, at Hanley, although Dudson figures more typically have a plain base decorated with a gilt line. Dudson was founded in 1800 and at this time operated in Hope Street, Hanley, making a wide range of product. The business is still operating today, though production of Staffordshire figures ceased around 1865.
This figure group was originally made as a pair, its companion being a girl with a goat on her right.
Decoration composed of enamels ( green, yellow, orange, red and black) underglaze cobalt-blue gold
Press-moulding
: White earthenware moulded in three parts, with three separately moulded legs and small shards of grey clay added as decoration, and pearlware glazed. Painted underglaze in blue and in green, yellow, orange, red and black enamels, and gilt. The underside is concave and glazed, with a central vent hole. The back is flat except for flowing vertical marks in the clay.
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: a spot and reverse ‘N’ [previously recorded as an ‘H’]
Accession number: C.877-1984
Primary reference Number: 76270
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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