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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1990.54
People
Obadiah Sherratt, British, English (1775 - 1850)
Dual maker Martha Sherratt, British, English (1784 - 1860)
Title
Chimney Ornament: "Ale Bench"
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Figural Group inscribed "Ale Bench"
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 1835
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227263

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Salt-glazed earthenware decorated in underglaze colors
Dimensions
20.4 x 21.4 x 13 cm (8 1/16 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: front: ALE BENCH

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Madeline Hurlock Sherwood
Accession Year
1990
Object Number
1990.54
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Judith A. Neiswander, "Selections from the Ceramics Collection of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University", Ars Ceramica, Wedgwood Society of New York (Bronx, NY, 1991), no. 8, p. 39, repr. as fig. 9

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