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Title
[Charlotte and Susan Cushman as Romeo and Juliet] [realia].
Created/published
[Burselm, Staffordshire] : [s.n.], [ca. 1852]
Description
1 double figure : multi-colored Staffordshire porcelain ; 10 1/2 in., 27 cm
Associated name
Parr, Thomas, artist.
Material base
porcelain
Summary
R. at l. is supporting J. r.; her l. hand is on his r. shoulder. R. is wearing an orange doublet, short black skirt, printed shirt; J. is wearing a long dress w. a white bodice and pick skirt. Both have gold trim.
Note
Possibly made by Thomas Parr, according to the Victoria and Albert Museum catalogue.
Provenance
From a private collection; bought through Am. Art Assoc., 1925.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1997. Shakespeare's Unruly Women (catalog p. 43)
Washington, D.C. Folger Shakespeare Library, 2016. Will and Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity.
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, E-404, Pl. E-1A
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
ART Inv. 1095 (realia)
Folger-specific note
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