Staffordshire Figures, 1780-1840: Supplementary Archive
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    • 1-23. Makers >
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  • Vol. 2
    • 31. Equestrians
    • 32. Turks and Other Fairground Entertainers
    • 33-60. Literature & Theater >
      • 33. Anthony and Cleopatra
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      • 35. Falstaff
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      • 38. Charlotte at the Tomb of Werther
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      • 60. Other Theatrical Figures.
    • 61 - 63. Patriotic Themes >
      • 62. Saint George and the Dragon
      • 63. Royal Coat of Arms
    • 64 - 78. Important People >
      • 64. King William III
      • 70. Benjamin Franklin
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      • 77. Horatio Nelson and Napoleon Bonaparte
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      • 89. Crucifixion
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      • 93. Flight & Return
      • 95. King David
      • 96. Parable of the Lost Coin
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      • 98. Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgin
      • 99. Sacrifice at Lystra
      • 100. Peter Restoring the Lame Man
      • 102. Other Saints: Andrew, Philip, Emanuel, Lucy, Sebastian, Barbara, John the Baptist, Anne
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      • 104. Saint Paul
      • 107. Virgin Mary
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  • Vol. 3
    • 111-112. Animal Entertainment >
      • 111. Performing Animals
    • 113-132. Animals >
      • 113. Birds
      • 114. Birds with People
      • 115. Camels
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      • 117. Cats with People
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      • 124. Goats
      • 125. Horses & Donkeys
      • 126. Lions etc.
      • 127. Mice
      • 128. Mythological Animals
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      • 130. Rabbits &Hares
      • 131. Sheep
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    • 133. Dandies
    • 134-137. Death and Murder >
      • 134. Assassination of Marat
      • 136. Menagerie Deaths
      • 137. Red Barn Murder
  • Vol. 4
    • 138-147. Family, Friendship, & Play >
      • 138. Courtship
      • 139. Weddings
      • 141. Old Age
      • 142. Christenings
      • 143. Cradles
      • 144. Parents and children
      • 145. Children at Play
      • 146. Friendship, Tenderness, Contest, and Scuffle
      • 147. Bird Nesters and Nut Gatherers
    • 148. Temperance
    • 149. Buildings
    • 150. Mansion House Dwarves
    • 151. Roger Giles
    • 152. The Welsh Tailor and his Wife
    • 153. Elements
    • 154. Quarters of the Globe
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    • 156-195. Classical Subjects >
      • 156. Aesculapius
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      • 172. Fortitude and Prudence
      • 173. Ganymede
      • 175. Hygeia
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      • 180. Liberty
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      • 182. Mars
      • 183. Melpomeme & Thalia
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      • 188. Peace
      • 191. TIme
      • 193. Urania
      • 194. Venus and Neptune
      • 195. Other Classical Figures
    • 196. Chariots
    • 197. Cherubs
    • 198. People Resting on Plinths
    • 199. Miscellaneous
    • 200. Busts
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 143. Cradles


Enamel-painted Cradles

antiuque Staffordshire pottery, antique Staffordshire cradle, pearlware cradle, Myrna Schkolne
143.16. The wording on the cradle on the left, Le Roi de Rome (The King of Rome), indicates that it was made to mark the birth of Napoleon's son and heir, whom Napoleon titled the King of Rome at his birth in 1811. 

 We have never really known WHY cradles were made. Some speculate they were given to couples as wedding gifts that symbolized a hoped-for family; others suggest they were made to celebrate a birth. The cradle impressed  Le Roi de Rome clearly falls into the latter camp, so perhaps all cradles were made as gifts to be given in the same celebratory spirit.
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Bovey Tracey Cradles

Cradles such as the two below left are associated with one of the several pot banks at Bovey Tracey, Devon. The cradle on the right is probably also from Bovey Tracey.
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antique Staffordshire pottery, Bovey Tracey pottery, antique cradle
Courtesy John Howard
antique Staffordshire pottery, Bovey Tracey pottery, antique cradle
Courtesy the William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection
antique Staffordshire pottery, Bovey Tracey pottery, antique cradle
Courtesy Martyn Edgell.


Cradles Decorated with Underglaze Colors

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Courtesy John Howard
(c) Christie's
(c) Christie's
antique Staffordshire pottery, antique Staffordshire pottery cradle, Myrna Schkolne


​The cradle on the left is about 7" long. It is decorated under the glaze and is shown for scale alongside cradles decorated in this manner and with enamels. Courtesy the William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection.

Color-glazed Cradles



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