figure
manufacturer: Enoch Wood (b.circa 1790, d.1820); attributed to: James Caldwell (English, b.1759, d.1838);
circa 1800-circa 1830
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Object Detail
Description
figure of Mark Antony, reclining upon a moulded landscape base decorated in earth tones and with flowers. Well-modelled and decorated in on-glaze enamels (pink, orange, green and blue) and with platinum lustre on the breastplate. The figure also wears a knee-length tunic, cloak and sandals strapped at the calf. His right hand touches on the hilt of a dagger.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Enoch Wood (b.circa 1790, d.1820)
attributed to: James Caldwell (English, b.1759, d.1838)
attributed to: James Caldwell (English, b.1759, d.1838)
Production place
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Production date
circa 1800-circa 1830
Media description
earthenware, polychrome enamel decoration
Measurements
195 x 95 x 315 mm
Inscriptions
Painted model number "38" on underside; adhered printed label reads: "RECEIVED 10-5-'89 / on loan from / R. Soden-Smith, F.S.A. / No. 109 / 787", adhered label with "463" in script; BADA customs label.'
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0207
TJC reference number
231
