Porcelain -- Collectors and collecting -- United States; Pottery -- Collectors and collecting -- United States
In the Catalogue of the Museum of Practical Geology, Number G. 374, is
described thus: “Statuette of Dr. Franklin painted in colors. Height,
13¼ inches. Mounted on square marbled pedestal with oval yellow
medallions in relief; unmarked. This may be a Salopian figure.” One of
these statuettes is in the Huntington Collection; the medallions being
in blue and white. Dr. Franklin wears in this case white breeches, blue
waistcoat, scarlet coat, a blue ribbon with an order, and a long ermine
cloak. This statuette is rather funny, though at first glance it is
quite impressive. The Doctor, comparatively devoid of pendulous chin,
stands erect and beautiful, with his head thrown back with a most
imperious and even imperial air, to which the ermine cloak gives added
weight and zest. He is so erect and so slender that we hardly know him.
But when we glance at his feet, the impression of youthfulness and
beauty vanishes. With feet several sizes too large for his figure, and
gaudy light green slippers several sizes too large even for those feet,
we turn away to our familiar good old dewlapped man with the fur-cap,
and like him better than this splay-footed, ermine-cloaked plantigrade.
48. Franklin. Statuette.
Parian figure about seven inches in height. The likeness is good, though
the feet are abnormally narrow and pointed; unmarked. A copy may be seen
in the Huntington Collection.
49. Franklin. Statuette.
Pottery figure about seven inches in height, leaning on a pink pedestal
decorated with raised white eagles. The coat is black, breeches yellow,
and waistcoat pink. This gayly garbed slim young fellow does not at all
resemble our own Franklin. The statuette is unmarked. A specimen may be
seen in the Huntington Collection.
50. Franklin. Statuette.
This pottery figure is fifteen inches in height, and is in feature and
figure and dress like No. 46, and was evidently modelled by the same
hand. It is a poor thing, and bears but little resemblance to Franklin.
A dilapidated specimen is in the Huntington Collection.
51. Franklin. Mirror Knob.
Print of Franklin in black on oval porcelain plaque in a mirror knob.
For description of these knobs see page 159 _et seq._
52. Franklin. Fur-cap Portrait.
Round plate with fluted border, with splashes of purple and yellow like
No. 81. In the centre a good rendering of the fur-cap portrait of
Franklin. In the Huntington Collection.
53. Franklin. Fur-cap Portrait.
Plate with pierced border like No. 82. Well-painted portrait in centre.
In the Huntington Collection.
54. Franklin. Portrait. Dresden.
A Dresden plate with flower border and good portrait of Franklin. In
Huntington Collection.
55. Franklin. Bust.
Small bust of Franklin in bisque, mounted on a yellow and gold pedestal.
Marked “Francklin.” In Huntington Collection.
56. Franklin. Bust.
A bust of Franklin in what appears to be modern majolica. In Huntington
Collection.
57. Franklin. Bust.
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