Whieldon-type Creamware Model of a Seated Lion, 18th century

English Pottery Creamware Model of a Seated Lion, with a Whieldon-type creamware tortoise-shell glaze.

Circa 1765-85.

The English pottery model of a seated lion with a Whieldon-type creamware tortoise-shell glaze over an agate-redware body has a hollow interior. The interior with a red clay body and cream.  

One can speculate that the original intention was to create an agate body but the result was inconsistent and the piece was then dipped in a lead-glaze and sponged to create the Whieldon-type tortoise-shell exterior glaze.

Dimensions: 7 3/4 inches high x 6 inches wide x 4 3/4 inches deep.

Provenance: Carter Collection- paper label and collection no. 615; Mrs. Russell S. Carter gave a part of her collection of English pottery to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  "A keen and discriminating collector, Mrs. Carter has succeeded in "bagging" a surprising number of exceptional pieces.  Many of these were shown in important exhibitions in England in the past and were prized items in such well-known English collections as the Lomax, Sheldon, Clements, Griffith, Elliot, and Revelstoke. The Carter collection of one hundred and eighty pieces spans a wide range.

Brooke Collection, #54- paper label..

Reference:  English Pottery: The Burnap Collection- The Frank P. and Harriot C. Burnap Collection of English Pottery in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, 1953, Page 63, #311, formerly the M.L. Clarke Collection (Toronto), Brooke Collection (Ref B 856).

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