Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 Volume 2
Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 Volume 2

Author: Myrna Schkolne

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764345388

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Part of a multi-volume work that catalogs the enormous range of enamel-painted figures made predominantly in the Staffordshire Potteries between 1780 and 1840, Volume 2 presents figures portraying equestrians, fairground entertainers, personalities from literature and the stage, biblical characters, and a host of people of national and international significance. Also shown are sporting pastimes and figures reflecting a patriotic theme. It includes over 1000 brilliant color photos of figures. Literary figures range from Cleopatra and Doctor Syntax, while important persons as varied as Benjamin Franklin and Admiral Lord Nelson are captured in clay. The works also include the early pugilists, bull and bear baiting, and sportsmen and women of those days. Many of these figures have long been hidden from the public eye. Fashioned in an era before photography, they give us rare glimpses of a world that has vanished. In many cases, they are hauntingly beautiful. To hold one is to touch the past.

People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures

Author: Myrna Schkolne

Publisher:

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 9780977381104

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All lovers of British history and ceramics enthusiasts will want to own the first comprehensive collectors' reference book devoted exclusively to early 19th century enamel painted figures made in the Staffordshire potteries. In this lavish volume, over 400 superb color photographs of figures from museums and private collections serve as time capsules. Along with a meticuously researched text, they reveal astonishing information about life almost two centuries ago. The book also explores and illustrates design sources used for the figures and divulges a wealth of information for collectors.

Staffordshire Figures
Staffordshire Figures

Author: Adele Kenny

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 2003-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764319174

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This unique book offers an in-depth look at the cultural, socio-economic, religious, political, and technological conditions that defined the subject matter of Staffordshire Figures. Each chapter is a self-contained study of the potteries, the potters, and various categories of pre-Victorian and Victorian figures including spaniels and other animals, the monarchy, religious figures, children, heroes and rouges, architectural figures and much more. Included are over 550 superb color photographs of Staffordshire figures (some previously unrecorded), and detailed captions with values.

Pratt Ware
Pratt Ware

Author: John Lewis

Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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Published to coincide with an exhibition at Temple Newsam House, Leeds, November 2005-January 2006, this work deals exclusively with this area of ceramic production. The new edition introduces many new colour illustrations and gives details of a new maker who came to light during the research for the book.

Extraordinary British Transferware
Extraordinary British Transferware

Author: Rosemary Halliday

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764339745

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This book brings to the attention of the collecting public nearly 300 transferware items from 1780-1840. With more than 1200 images, this book of pottery objects for every conceivable use will appeal to collectors, historians, and dealers.

Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures
Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures

Author: Stephen Duckworth

Publisher: Acc Publishing Group Limited

Published: 2017-10

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781851498710

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* The first title to describe Victorian religious figures in the context of their times* A comprehensive illustrated catalog of well over 200 figures with an assessment of their dating and rarity* Individual descriptions of the figures in their biblical or historic settingsA multitude of colourful and na�ve biblical and other religious pottery figures found their way into 19th century Victorian homes in Britain. They were bought by tradesmen, shop-keepers, clerks, teachers and the more skilled working class people. This book tells the story of these Staffordshire pottery figures, which sold in their thousands to stand on the mantelpieces of Christian families, both Protestant and Catholic.Three chapters provide a social history context: the religious background, an assessment of who purchased the figures, the Victorian home and how it was furnished. The final four chapters review the pottery figures themselves, which are based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, relevant religious themes and portraits of preachers. A catalogue of well over 200 figures in full colour with an assessment of their dating and rarity completes the book.This is the first comprehensive record of Victorian religious figures placed in the context of their times.

Holding the Past
Holding the Past

Author: Myrna Schkolne

Publisher: William Herbert Hunt

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780895876430

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The William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection provides a foundation for understanding both earthenware figures and the long-gone events and people who impacted our world. The 547 pottery figures from the Hunt Collection illustrated in this book were made in Britain prior to 1840. Fashioned in an era before photography, these figures afford engaging three-dimensional glimpses of the people and happenings of those times. They are also important artifacts that hold the story of the past within their clay bodies. Britain then was the premier global force, and this small island nation influenced events that shaped our modern world. Exploring the figures within their historical context deepens our understanding of the social and political trajectories that forged national identities, that molded current beliefs, and that continue to determine our path to the future.