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Figure of a Horse

Dateca. 1800

Maker Leeds Pottery

OriginEngland, Yorkshire, Leeds

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (pearlware)

DimensionsH: 16 1/2 x 16

Credit LineGift of Mr. William Clarkson Schoettle

Object number1984-218

DescriptionLarge figure of a horse, lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware). Oblong ocatgonal stepped plinth supports figure of a standing horse with white body sponged with brown; mane and tail painted brown; horse wearing an enameled plaid blanket or saddle cloth of blue scored with aubergine and signed "LP" in one corner (an impressed or enameled "LP" was a mark used by Leeds Pottery during the 1790-1800 period) standing on a rectangular base with chamfered corners with green sponged ground.
Label TextFigures like this monumental horse were displayed in the windows of shop owners dealing in equestrian-related goods such as tack, horse feed, or even veterinary medicine. They fall into a group of seemingly over-sized objects that helped signify to prospective customers a dealer or shop owner’s profession.

Notice the “LP” painted in the corner of the horse’s saddle cloth or blanket; it is a mark used by the Leeds Pottery and found either enameled or impressed on similar figures. This majestic horse is one of only a handful of surviving large horse figures made and marked by the Leeds Pottery.
MarkingsMarked "LP".

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