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60. Unidentified
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Enamel-painted Figures
60.3a. Closely similar to 60.3. Courtesy Brighton Museum.
60.5. Probably Mrs. Glover, from the print alongside. Height 18". Courtesy John Howard.
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60.6. "Mrs. Glover as Mrs. Candour:
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60.7. Probably a theatrical character. Courtesy Jo Mitchell.
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Figures Decorated with Underglaze Colors or with Colored Glaze
Courtesy Sotheby's NY.
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Courtesy Canterbury Auctions.
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Perhaps an actor in the role of Mezettin or Scaramouche. H: 4.5". (c) Holloway Auctions.
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This actor is partially bare-chested. Courtesy Woolley & Wallis.
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Perhaps theatrical figures and with bases suggestive of Jacob Marsh. See the vendor with the same base and with Jacob Marsh's mark in chapter 30 on this site.
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The same character as the male figure to the left. Courtesy eBay seller katja2.
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From the pose I surmise that this figure portrays an actor. You can also see him in 199.12 with his clothing painted as a kilt.
Courtesy the William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection.
Richard III
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An actor in the role of Richard III. Impressed H BROWN. Henry Brown & Co of High Street, Lane End, is listed in the trade directory for 1828/9 as a manufacturer of earthenware toys (figures), but this figure is decorated in a palette associated with the Scottish pot banks. Height about 6". The figure is after a theatrical engraving, probably of Mr. Kean in the role of Richard III. |
Mr. Kean in the Character of Richard III. Courtesy the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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King John
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Like the figure of Richard III above, this theatrically-posed figure of King John is of Scottish origin. It was probably inspired by a theatrical engraving of Mr. Kemble in his 1814 debut in Shakespeare's "King John." The play makes no mention of the Magna Carta, but the potter took the liberty of correcting this oversight and added a scroll to the extended hand. Height about 6 inches. Courtesy Commemorative Ceramics UK.
The National Museum of Scotland has a very similar figure in its collection, but the outstretched hand was lost in manufacture and the stump was painted over. The Museum describes the figure as King George IV, but I see no basis for this. The King was very portly, to put it kindly, and his hair was styled differently. The Museum attributes the figure to the Scottish potter Thomas Rathbone. |
Mr. Kemble as King John, 1817. Courtesy the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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