15929966380001312637261000Standard Recordobject-76344170249436564016933121600001702494121150fitz-onlineadlib-object-76344https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76344b1c7f797-ac81-321f-8139-9ced6cf648d08personreferenceagent-150798adlib-agent-15079815afb8cd-c792-3071-b2cc-85bf050f2f4fBritanniareferenceterm-108657adlib-term-108657c170cd8e-fc63-3446-81a4-6682b5979808lead-glazed earthenwarereferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazeDecorationreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-122641adlib-term-122641d5fb75d8-097d-3fd7-8e70-87e9d96d77f7glazingPartsEarthenware, moulded and modelled, lead glazed and enamelled.referenceterm-111179adlib-term-111179be5c887b-c0ed-3d89-82b2-c3a870e72a68mouldingreferenceterm-121246adlib-term-121246cd0cb1a4-68fa-396e-a2f5-856490890cd3modellingApplied ArtsEarthenware figure group, moulded with modelled additions, lead glazed and painted with enamels.White earthenware figure of Britannia, seated, with her right hand raised to hold a metal trident (now missing). She wears a green robe with a red cloak over a light purple dress. Over her chest is a breast-plate and on her head a feathered helmet, both stippled grey to suggest metal. With her left hand she supports a grey ‘metal’ shield with the Union Jack in relief. A yellow brown lion crouches to her right. It has a modelled mane and eyes, nose, whiskers and claws picked out in black; its rear is concealed beneath Britannia’s robe. The whole group is supported on a rocky mound with flowers and ‘parsley’ grass applied in relief. The underside is slightly recessed and flat, with a large central vent hole, and glazed.C.910-19281accession numberC.910-192876344priref76344190519051905old object number2330urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76344https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76344on rear of baseimpressedWOOD & CALDWELLfactory markon rear of baseincised scriptBurslemfactory markno paper labelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928-12-07bequeathedthe Glaisher collection of ceramics was entered in the accession register as one item with the date of Dr Glaisher's death181018101810circa18101818118181818circa1818doubtfulmodellerreferenceagent-147015adlib-agent-147015c374f1f8-3ba0-3184-b2be-000c1b62e0c7Wood, Enochproductionreferenceagent-166273adlib-agent-166273bd8ee303-5763-3c20-b4f9-5743730bb46aWood & CaldwellEnoch Wood (1759-1840) was the son of Aaron Wood, an accomplished modeller. Enoch learned drawing and anatomy before working for Wedgwood and then an apprenticeship with Humphrey Palmer of Hanley Green. From 1790 he was associated with James Caldwell (1759-1838), a lawyer in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and from 1793-1818 was in partnership with him. In 1793 Wood began production in a newly-built factory at Fountain Place in Burslem.Pearlware figure groups were popular from around 1810. They were produced by many small potteries and very few are marked. Earlier examples, like this, generally have both modelled and moulded parts, applied decoration and slightly flattened, decorated backs. But by c.1835 three-part press-moulding had largely taken over, enabling faster and cheaper production for a growing market.The figure of Britannia has symbolised Britain since Roman times; the lion at her side represents England. In the early 19th century, Britain was at war with France until Wellington’s victory at Waterloo in 1815 and patriotism was an important theme for engravings, which may have been a source for this figure. Other examples from the same mould are found decorated with silver lustre, a new material at this time.referenceterm-119816adlib-term-1198164c42c3d5-6453-34fb-896f-84311bfe756719th Century, Early#referenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-108171adlib-term-108171c943fe08-bd72-32ab-823c-e1eeb56717b3literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralStaffordshireStaffordshireregionBurslemreferenceterm-42861adlib-term-428615b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956cearthenwareDepthcm15.2Heightcm24.2Widthcm17.2referencemedia-47490adlib-media-474903ba16200-6dab-3d68-a153-73dcb4c8d39cjpegaa/aa2/C_910_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162496705161imagejpegaa/aa2/mid_C_910_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels649widthpixels50016162496705161imagejpegaa/aa2/C_910_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162496705161imagejpegaa/aa2/preview_C_910_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels325widthpixels25016162496705161image0media
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imagereferenceterm-117136adlib-term-117136bd7a260b-d135-39fb-9933-ea1a7affb023figure and animal groupreferenceterm-134443adlib-term-1344431f927ae4-091f-35a9-b59f-e49a35bcf525Staffordshire figure (early)history noteA.G.Smith, 193 Wardour Street, London from whom bought for £8 on 15 February 1905, by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge.1same markreferenceobject-76340adlib-object-7634026c374fe-7db9-3167-ab3c-c47ced5cf8aa1reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigurereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. Vol. l, p. 120, no. 910120referencepublication-1031adlib-publication-1031a5cc6cb3-2b6f-390a-af51-7e9d123e55edCatalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum CambridgeCf. a similar group, also missing trident, but with differently decorated robe and cloak and silver lustre on breastplate and cloak. H. 24.1 cm. Dated to c. 1810-15. City Museum and Art Gallery, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Noted as ‘possibly the most popular figure from the partnership of Wood & Caldwell’.165referencepublication-6492adlib-publication-64928f7a7c8d-d834-39c7-aba5-eddaaff4dd0cEnglish Earthenware Figures 1740-1840referencepublication-6364adlib-publication-6364fe1f86b0-bf04-37e1-b2c4-ab59b763b611The Wood Family of BurslemVol.2, p.299. Cf. fig. 3341 a later version of the same group, by a different potter, with trident.referencepublication-7228adlib-publication-7228a05323d5-1d04-3f02-a665-38fa11903b1aVictorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875, Book Two: religious, hunters, pastoral, occupations, children & animals, dogs, animals, cottages & castles, sport & miscellaneousreferencepublication-3515adlib-publication-3515755fa945-3863-320a-99ff-c2ed519b1e05Collecting Staffordshire Potteryanimalreferenceterm-106353adlib-term-10635394dbf2d1-80ce-352d-b3db-fd957b2fd428lionliterallionlionreferenceterm-117136adlib-term-117136bd7a260b-d135-39fb-9933-ea1a7affb023figure and animal groupfigure and animal groupBritannia with a Lionobject
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