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Pew Group
Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory
White salt-glazed stoneware, hand-modelled, pew group of a man and woman seated on a high back bench. The man is playing bagpipes, and wears a curly wig, cocked hat, frock coat, knee breeches, white ribbed stockings, and dark brown shoes with white buckles. The woman holds a pug dog on her lap, wearing a tight bodice and wide skirt with details in dark bown clay.
The back of the bench is decorated with a vase of conventional flower motives, incised and inlaid with brown slip. There are plaited threads of brown and white clay along the arms of the bench.
History note: Unknown before Mrs W.D. Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 14.9 cm
Width: 18.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1943-06-29) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1745
CE
-
Circa
1750
CE
Bench
Figures
Slip
white and brown
Salt-glazed stoneware
Slip coating
Accession number: EC.7-1943
Primary reference Number: 76990
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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