Staffordshire pottery figure of William Shakespeare - detail of maker's mark

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Date:1825 - 1840 (c.)

Description:A ceramic figurine, made about 1830, modelled on the statue sculpted for Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey by Peter Scheemakers from a design by William Kent and unveiled in 1741.

Manufacturer's mark on the reverse of the figurine.

Identity number SBT: 1993-31/229

On Display at Hall's Croft, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon


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1820s
Shakespearian Club Mug
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1870s
Porcelain Souvenir Group - 3/4 left front
Porcelain Souvenir Group - 3/4 left front

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1900s
Miniature Bust of Shakespeare - 3/4
Miniature Bust of Shakespeare - 3/4

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1960s
Doulton Quatercentenary Commemorative Plate - front
Doulton Quatercentenary Commemorative Plate - front

This plate bears a transfer-print reproduction of the Droeshout engraving of Shakespeare, ...

1980s
Wedgwood Souvenir Dish
Wedgwood Souvenir Dish

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