Staffordshire Figures, 1780-1840: Supplementary Archive
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    • 1-23. Makers >
      • 3. Edge & Grocott
      • 4. Samuel Hall
      • 5. Leeds Pottery
      • 6. Lakin & Poole
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      • 8. Ralph Salt
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  • Vol. 2
    • 31. Equestrians
    • 32. Turks and Other Fairground Entertainers
    • 33-60. Literature & Theater >
      • 33. Anthony and Cleopatra
      • 34. Ophelia
      • 35. Falstaff
      • 36. Doctor Syntax
      • 37. Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnny
      • 38. Charlotte at the Tomb of Werther
      • 39. Cymon & Iphigenia
      • 40. Grecian Daughter
      • 43. Hudibras
      • 44. Jobson and Nell
      • 48. Little Jockey
      • 49. Maria Malibran
      • 50. Broom Lady
      • 51. Paul Pry
      • 53. Sam Swipes
      • 52. Lubin Log
      • 54. Van Dunder
      • 55. Billy Waters and Douglas
      • 57. Robinson Crusoe
      • 58. Dick Turpin
      • 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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      • 72. John Milton
      • 74. William Shakespeare
      • 77. Horatio Nelson and Napoleon Bonaparte
      • 78. Cornelius van Tromp
    • 79. Sailors & Soldiers
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    • 85 - 110. Bible and Religion >
      • 85. Abraham Offering Isaac
      • 89. Crucifixion
      • 90. Elijah & the Widow
      • 91. Eve
      • 92. Faith, Hope, and Charity
      • 93. Flight & Return
      • 95. King David
      • 96. Parable of the Lost Coin
      • 97. Parable of the Lost Sheep
      • 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
      • 103. Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
      • 104. Saint Paul
      • 107. Virgin Mary
      • 108. Tithe Pig
      • 109. Religious Officials and Observers
  • Vol. 3
    • 111-112. Animal Entertainment >
      • 111. Performing Animals
    • 113-132. Animals >
      • 113. Birds
      • 114. Birds with People
      • 115. Camels
      • 116. Cats
      • 117. Cats with People
      • 118. Cows
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      • 120. Dogs
      • 121. Dogs with People
      • 122. Elephants
      • 123. Foxes
      • 124. Goats
      • 125. Horses & Donkeys
      • 126. Lions etc.
      • 127. Mice
      • 128. Mythological Animals
      • 129. Other Animals
      • 130. Rabbits &Hares
      • 131. Sheep
      • 132. Squirrels
    • 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
    • 155. Seasons
    • 156-195. Classical Subjects >
      • 156. Aesculapius
      • 159. Apollo
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      • 166. Ceres
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      • 172. Fortitude and Prudence
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      • 180. Liberty
      • 181. Lucretia
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      • 183. Melpomeme & Thalia
      • 184. Mercury
      • 185. Metis
      • 186. Minerva
      • 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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33. Anthony & Cleopatra


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This contemporary engraving shows the statue of Ariadne that is the design source for earthenware figures of Cleopatra. Note that the print's title refers to this statue as Cleopatra, so clearly this was a misinterpretation at that time.


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33.4a (left), 33.5a (right).
33.4a, 33.5a-b. These figures are rather like 33.4 and 5 but with brighter bases. There is a strong link between this type of marbling and Lakin & Poole, but here I think the figures were made by some other maker  because the interiors of the bases are atypical of Lakin & Poole and the color palette overall is too bright. I have seen marbled bases on an Enoch Wood figure too, so it is possible that Wood or some other potter made this pair. ​
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33.5b. Base of the figure of Cleopatra in 33.5a.
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33.5c. This Cleopatra has gorgeous enamels and patterning on the base pointing to a Lakin & Poole attribution, but the palette is too bright and the base, viewed from beneath, lacks incised internal corners and is like that shown as 33.5b above. Late eighteenth century, no attribution possible.
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33.7a. Mark Anthony, like 33.7 but the base is decorated differently. The figure may be placed upon a black mount of sorts that is not pottery. Courtesy Andrew Dando.

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33.8a. This figure of Cleopatra is almost a dead ringer for 33.8 but is NOT marked WEDGWOOD. It seems logical to attribute it to Wedgwood, but, as an impressed mark is integral to the base, I am mystified at its absence in this case. Photo courtesy Andrew Dando.

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33.11
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33.12
33.11, 33.12.These figures of Cleopatra differ somewhat from others shown, primarily in their decoration. The figure on the left appears to have come from slightly different molds than other figures shown in Volume 2.
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33.13. Impressed "Neale & Co." From Halfpenny, "English Earthenware Figures 1780-1840."
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33.14. Anthony and Cleopatra, probably Lakin & Poole. Courtesy Skinner, Inc.
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33.15. Anthony and Cleopatra. Courtesy Kaminski Auctions.
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33.16. Courtesy Jackson's International.

Figures Decorated under the Glaze

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Courtesy Christie's South Kensington, catalogue of 15 July, 1999.

Yellow-Glazed

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Courtesy the National Museum of Wales.
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