Figure of Benjamin Franklin and Bust of George Washington

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Maker Ralph Wood, Jr.(English, 1748–1795)English, 1748–1795

CultureEnglish

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Figure of Benjamin Franklin and Bust of George Washington

Datec. 1782–1795

Made inBurslem, England

MediumEach: Lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with overglaze enamel

DimensionsB.56.6: 13 1/4 × 5 × 5 in. (33.7 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)
B.2013.26: 10 × 6 × 4 1/2 in. (25.4 × 15.2 × 11.4 cm)

Credit LineB.56.6: The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg B.2013.26: The Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by family and friends in memory of Harold Richardson "Dick" Borus

Object numberOSC.90

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ProvenanceB.56.6: [C. Leviéle, New York]; [Ginsburg & Levy, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, April 24, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.
B.2013.26: England; [Rex Stark, Gardner, Massachusetts]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History
Published References B.2013.26: Michael K. Brown, “American Symbols of Fealty, 1689–1800,” Inside/Out (Fall–Winter 2012–2013), pp. 10–11. Related examples are illustrated in Pat Halfpenny, English Earthenware Figures, 1740–1840 (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1991), p. 148, fig. 39; and David and Linda Arman Anglo-American Ceramics Part I: Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market, 1760–1860 (Portsmouth, RI: 1998), p. 232, PI. 11. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

B.56.6: Marked on front: Dr. Franklin; Marked on back: 43
B.2013.6: Impressed on underside: R Wood / Burslem; Impressed on back: WASHINGTON

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