Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 504 of 1000 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed		 


Your search has been limited to 1000 records. As your search has brought back a large number of records consider using more search terms to bring back a more accurate set of records.
 


Culture:English
Title:figure: Contest
Date Made:1820-1835
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:ceramic: lead glaze with cobalt oxide over refined earthenware (pearlware) with overglaze polychrome enamels
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Staffordshire
Measurements:overall: 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.; 19.05 x 9.525 cm
Accession Number:  HD 93.005.09
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
1993-5-9t.jpg

Description:
English pearlware, press-molded figure titled "Contest" with three children painted in overglaze enamels including green, red, blue, pink, yellow, and brown. The center boy holds out a hat with a birds nest filled with eggs, as the two girls on either side of him grab for the eggs. The figures are backed by a bocage or tree, and stand on a rocky outcropping over a square base painted with the word "Contest". The underside is painted in black ink with "F14/ CK".

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=HD+93.005.09

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

<< Viewing Record 504 of 1000 >>