15929910490001312637261000Standard Recordobject-76326170249436518716876298950001702494121150fitz-onlineadlib-object-76326https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76326d4f935a7-fbcd-3b0f-9c5c-61823f0bdb778personreferenceagent-184335adlib-agent-184335bff0dbc2-7e4f-31a6-b89b-b3b3d62f242cDemosthenespersonreferenceagent-178596adlib-agent-178596da3b906e-0ae7-3a79-954a-6fc4bcf48bd0Hermesreferenceterm-108657adlib-term-108657c170cd8e-fc63-3446-81a4-6682b5979808lead-glazed earthenwarereferenceterm-42858adlib-term-4285828dd1a37-f2da-31c5-a8b7-684957070a75pearlwarereferenceterm-147317adlib-term-14731727f67278-c263-3df1-942a-60f5abba7d49enamel painted figuresreferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherblue, turquoise, pale yellow, flesh pink, pale pink, red, brown, grey, and blackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsDecorationin blue, turquoise, pale yellow, flesh pink, pale pink, red, brown, grey, and black enamelsreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingApplied Artsearthenware with blue-tinted lead-glaze, painted in polychrome enamelsEarthenware, press-moulded, covered with blue-tinted lead-glaze, and painted in blue, turquoise, pale yellow, flesh pink, pale pink, red, brown, grey, and black enamels. The shallow, straight-sided rectangular base is hollow underneath, and is painted in blue, pale red, brown, grey and black to resemble marble. Demosthenes stands on his left leg with his right advanced. He leans forward, extending his right arm and holding up his cloak up to his chest with his left hand. He has black hair and beard, and wears a white tunic and a long turquoise cloak with a pink lining and yellow fringe. On the viewer's right there is a tall pedestal veined in black to resemble marble, and decorated on the front in relief with a green swag above an arched panel enclosing a scene showing a small figure of Demosthenes standing on a rocky promontory addressing the waves, with two sailing ships in the distance, and overhead, a larger figure of Hermes/Mercury holding a caduceus with a cloud below him.C5referenceexhibition-1070adlib-exhibition-10702cb713dc-899f-35df-9c15-515a05f38d48Plagiarism Personified? European Pottery and Porcelain FiguresC.900-19281accession numberC.900-192876326priref76326old object number4727urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76326https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76326on back of baseimpressedE. WOODfactory markreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928-12-07bequeathedEntry date: 1928-12-0717841784CE1784circa17841793Possibly made after 179311793CE17931793potterreferenceagent-147015adlib-agent-147015c374f1f8-3ba0-3184-b2be-000c1b62e0c7Wood, Enochaftersculptorreferenceagent-26209adlib-agent-26209275fe03b-383a-3f79-b9e2-5cbd6508548eCheere, JohnThe figure in relief on the pestal is Hermes/Mercury, the messenger of the gods, who was associated with eloquence and reasoning, and therefore alludes to Demosthenes' oratorial skill.The mark E. WOOD suggests that the figure was probably made between 1783 when Enoch Wood (1739-1840) was potting on his own, probably at the Over House Works in Burslem, and 1793 when he opened a new factory at Fountain Place, and entered into a formal partnership with James Caldwell which lasted until 1818. However, it is possible that the mark E. WOOD continued to be used after the partnership was formed and the WOOD & CALDWELL mark was introduced. Wood's partnership with his cousin Ralph Wood in 1784 lasted for only a few weeks.When purchased by Dr Glaisher the figure was identified as St Paul preaching at Athens, and has also been described as 'Eloquence', but the model was after a plaster of Demosthenes by John Cheere (1709-87) of which there is an example 20 in high at Burton Constable, Yorkshire, where there is also a preliminary drawing by Cheere, and a life-size figure neither of which have the pedestal on the right of the figure (see Documentation, Hall, 1970). If not from Cheere, Wood might have obtained a plaster model from Charles Harris of the Strand (d. c. 1795) whose undated 'Catalogue of Statues, Bass Reliefs, Bustos, & c.' (V. & A., National Art Library 1.37.Y) includes a figure of Demosthenes of the same size for 2 guineas, and figures of Prudence and Fortitude which might have been the models for Wood's figures of those subjects. A somewhat similar figure is shown representing 'Education' in George Bickham's 'The Universal Penman', London, 1743.referenceterm-106779adlib-term-106779f0706fcd-d94c-3987-bcb5-f7f794332b6a18th Century, Latereferenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-108171adlib-term-108171c943fe08-bd72-32ab-823c-e1eeb56717b3literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralStaffordshireStaffordshireregionBurslemtinted slight bluereferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazereferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwareHeightcm48.2referencemedia-195460adlib-media-195460279087e8-6a2a-3a6b-bab2-38665b1e2789jpegaa/aa32/c_900_1928_dc2.jpg1heightpixels1024widthpixels87316162457985771imagejpegaa/aa32/mid_c_900_1928_dc2.jpg1heightpixels586widthpixels50016162457985771imagejpegaa/aa32/c_900_1928_dc2.jpg1heightpixels1024widthpixels87316162457985771imagejpegaa/aa32/preview_c_900_1928_dc2.jpg1heightpixels293widthpixels25016162457985771image0media
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imagereferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurehistory noteChristie, Manson & Woods, London, 12 December 1918, Porcelain, decorative furniture and Eastern rugs, lot 37; purchased for 37 guineas by Mr Stoner who sold it on the same day for £38 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridgereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. Vol. l, p. 118, no. 900, vol. II.pl.67A118referencepublication-1031adlib-publication-1031a5cc6cb3-2b6f-390a-af51-7e9d123e55edCatalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum CambridgePubl. p. 304, and colour pl. 51304referencepublication-2638adlib-publication-2638b726d173-c02a-3b14-9d59-e12ad49bbf8aEnglish Ceramics 1580-1830, A Commemorative Catalogue to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle 1927-1977Publ. p. 25, C525referencepublication-992adlib-publication-992e26b9de8-5607-3d6e-82c1-bba7d8cb57c4Plagiarism Personified? European Pottery and Porcelain FiguresPubl. pp. 84-5, no. 3784-5referencepublication-1030adlib-publication-10309cf77d50-a614-3947-8d0e-919f695fe7b0Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks, English PotteryPubl. p. 161, dated to the late 18th or early 19th century161referencepublication-6492adlib-publication-64928f7a7c8d-d834-39c7-aba5-eddaaff4dd0cEnglish Earthenware Figures 1740-1840Publ. p. 182, no. 28 and see text pp. 181-2.171-208referencepublication-200002923adlib-publication-2000029237ea701f3-c76d-34ec-98d3-9f4a3148e5beBaroque forms and decoration on English Pottery 1640-1760Cf. p. 34, no. 43, illustrated pl. XVII, and p. 67, no. 115, and pl. XVIb, a plaster signed 'Cheere fecit', which has the pedestal and its relief on the right (omitted from the larger version), and probably mid 19th century gilding on the figure34, 67referencepublication-6719adlib-publication-6719421a1a67-7b1e-3841-9fb9-219faa946537William Constable as Patron 1721-1791. An Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, Prints, Furniture Books and Scientific Instruments collected during the eghteenth century by William Constable, Esq. of Burton Constable, East RidingRef. pp. 57-8, and cf. pl. XXXVI, no. 12157-58referencepublication-6364adlib-publication-6364fe1f86b0-bf04-37e1-b2c4-ab59b763b611The Wood Family of BurslemRef. pp. 159-61. The author discusses Enoch Wood's first enterprise, probably at the Over House Works, beginning in 1783; his very brief partnership with his cousin Ralph in 1784; and continuation of potting at the Over House Works until his new factory was completed at Fountain Place in1 793 when his formal partnership with James Caldwell was drawn up on 1 January 1793, and signed on 29 August.159-62referencepublication-200003276adlib-publication-200003276aa1a2957-9ed0-3c60-8822-c5af83c11947The Enoch Wood Paper Archive: Part I. Some new information on Ralph Wood, Jean Voyez and Fidelle Duvivier and their roles in 18th century BurslemCf. p. 59, no. 310, and pl. 4459referencepublication-1013adlib-publication-1013e6774d16-9d42-373b-a20c-90a966447f48Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Ceramics, Catalogue of English Porcelain, Earthenware, Enamels and Glass collected by Charles Schreiber Esq., M.P., and the Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Schreiber, and presented to the Museum in 1884, Volume I, Porcelainreferencepublication-2789adlib-publication-27892a3de0a1-d4d4-36b0-9676-6aee72a4b65cThe Man at Hyde Park Corner, Sculpture by John Cheere 1709-1787referenceterm-10624adlib-term-10624c882b99a-0b49-320e-8d8a-fd72a34d8848Baroqueobject namereferenceterm-80826adlib-term-808260aa155f8-d4d1-3df9-9bd8-a3b54c4d9618shipobject namereferenceterm-109657adlib-term-109657c5a12cfd-2a98-3690-9164-a6102034f607scrollliteralshipshipliteralscrollscrollreferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigureearthenware, press-moulded in parts, covered with blue-tinted lead-glaze, and painted in blue, turquoise, pale yellow, flesh pink, pale pink, red, brown, grey, and black enamelsin partsreferenceterm-120085adlib-term-12008568c62b7c-aaf4-38a5-a1be-4d6c615c0714press-mouldingtinted slightly bluereferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingDemosthenes (384-322 BC)object
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