[William Shakespeare as The clock Shakespeare] [realia].
1848
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[William Shakespeare as The clock Shakespeare] [realia].
Created/published
[Staffordshire] : [s.n.], [after Mar. 18, 1848]
Description
1 figure : Staffordshire pottery ; 11 in.
Summary
Shakespeare figure in pose of Poets' Corner statue is standing above a clock; 2 seated women on either side of the clock gaze with upturned eyes. Sh. fig. has orange cloak, blue doublet, pink trunks; maiden at l. wears a pink skirt, pale orange top; maiden at r. wears a green plaid skirt w. a dark blue bodice.
Provenance
From a private collection; bought through Am. Art Assoc., 1925.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C. Folger Shakespeare Library, 2016. Will and Jane: Shakespeare, Austen and the Cult of Celebrity.
Cited/described in
Pugh, P.D.G. Staffordshire Portrait Figures ... 1971, H-Pl. 5; see p. 38, pl. 56 for The Original Clock Shakespeare
Genre/form
Figurines.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
ART Inv. 1050 (realia)
Folger-specific note
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