Whieldon-type Rare Lead-glaze Creamware Model of a Cow



Rare Whieldon-type Creamware Cow,

Circa 1765.

(NY8985-nnrr)

 

The rare press-molded cow stands on a flat slab base with lobed edges.  The cow is sponged with a tortoise-shell glaze with her head slightly turned.  The base is green to imitate grass.

The tips of the horns and two of the nipples on the udder have been repaired.

 

Provenance: The Laver Collection of English Pottery (label).

 

Reference: The Henry H. Weldon Collection-English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800,  page 356, # 210 for another figure from the same mold.

Another figure of the same shape is in the Partridge Collection.



Dealer Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc.
Date: 1765
Origin England
Artist/Maker Whieldon-type
Measurements 5 1/4 inches tall x 8 1/2 length x 3 inches.
Inventory View Dealer's Inventory
Website http://vandekar.com
Price 4500
Contact Paul Vandekar, 212-308-2022 or  info@vandekar.com

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