29. Trades & Occupations

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Enamel-painted Figures

29.16a. A man having a tooth pulled--a first in Staffordshire figures. Stylistically, it reminds me of 29.16, and I wonder if the same potbank made both.

29.21a. The land lady, like the one in 29.21, is here shown with her companion, hitherto unrecorded. Courtesy Rowley's Auctions.

29.34b. Like 29.34 but on a round base. Don't know of another like it--the square-base figure is very rare (I know of about 4, 2 of which are in museums). Have encountered this base only on seated lady and gentleman musicians..only three examples of these. Courtesy Christie's South Kensngton, July 1998 catalog.

29.35a. I was very excited to find this oh-so-rare blacksmith (same figure as 29.35) on a very unexpected base. Bases of this form are usually on animal figures.

29.43a. Figures like those on assorted bases in 29.40-29.43, but here a true pair.Courtesy Robert Carde.

29.45. I described this figure as a butcher boy...and maybe he is. On the other hand, just before vol. 2 went to publication, I realized that the resemblance to Sam Swipes is strong. So I show this figure again in vol. 2, and I don think he should be reclassified as Sam Swipes.

29.38a. Like 29.38 and made in Scotland, but shells have been incorporated into the base. Courtesy the National Museum of Scotland.

29.38b. The shells on the base of the the figure shown previously. Courtesy the National Museum of Scotland.

29.49a. Like 29.49 but on a square base, the painted line banding all four sides. Courtesy Martyn Edgell.

29.54a. This figure, otherwise unrecorded, is made from molds used in 29.54. I suspect it was made by the same potbank that made 109.17 as the bocages, including the trunk, are structured similarly.

29.57. The worst picture...but I have no other record of this figure of a drayman, apparently enamel-painted, that was once in the stock of Jonathan Horne.

29.58. In the Brighton and Hove Museums and described as having draining equipment at his feet, which would make his occupation...what???? I am not totally certain this is an English figure.

29.59. This to-die-for grouping of two Scottish fishwives is the only one on record and is thought to have been made at Prestonpans. Courtesy the National Museum of Scotland.

29.60. Made at one of the Portobello potbanks in Scotland. Courtesy the National Museum of Scotland.

29..61. Scottish Fisherwoman on a different base. Probably made in Scotland.

29.62. Perhaps with some underglaze colors.

29.63. Fishwife. Courtesy of Jo Mitchell.

29.63. An otherwise unrecorded figure with strong Walton elements. The lady beekeeper holds a smoker, helpful in calming bees.

29.64. An unrecorded figure. Leans against a stump without bocage and was apparently made that way.

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Underglaze-decorated Figures

Note that some of the Scottish fish wives shown above appear to be decorated in both enamel and underglaze colors.

A Design Source

The print below is probably the design source for the "Sherratt" figure of a cobbler in fig. 29.15. Courtesy Grosvenor Prints, London.

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 Figures Decorated with Underglaze Colors or with Colored Glazes

This tavern wench in the British Museum is as shown in Griselda Lewis's "Pratt Ware," third edition. She is naked beneath. See 29.23 for an enamel-painted counterpart.

The bawdy barmaid, here in Pratt colors. See 29.23 - 26 for enamel painted versions. I do not know if this is a "naughty model" or if the base is closed off.

Another bawdy barmaid in Pratt colors, this time atop a square base, so nothing naughty to see from beneath. Courtesy Andrew Dando.

(c) Bonhams

The gentleman ironing is said to be a tailor.. Courtesy Martyn Edgell.

Like the previous figure, said to be a tailor, but the head is different. .

Courtesy Adam Partridge

Ralph Wood figure like the sweep in figure 29.29 but decorated in colored glazes. The same figure form is used to portray Winter and a clown...so take your pick when it comes to the title. (c) Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Like the previous figure. Read all about it in that figure's caption.

Made in Scotland, probably at Watson's Pottery, Prestonpans. Courtesy Andrew Dando.

H: 8.3". Made in Scotland, probably at Watson's Pottery, Prestonpans. Courtesy John Howard.

Attributed to Thomas Rathbone at Portobello, Scotland. Courtesy the National Museum of Scotland.

Courtesy Franklin Browns.

Fisherwoman, made in Scotland. As shown in Griselda Lewis's "Pratt Ware," third edition.

Side view of previously shown figure as shown in Griselda Lewis's "Pratt Ware," third edition.

Made in Scotland, Perhaps some enamel coloring. Courtesy Geoge Haggarty.

Attributed to Ralph Wood. Same as 29.39 but decorated in colored glazes.

Courtesy Mallams.

She carries a spinning tool, he a pick. Circa 1750, underglaze oxides. Courtesy John Howard.

Tittensor Figure

I was thrilled to discover this unrecorded Tittensor figure in a private collection. It is impressed TITTENSOR on the reverse. As I have previously observed, Tittensor used different flowers on the bocages of enamel-painted and underglaze decorated figures. 

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