A very large and rare holy water stoup, modelled as a small Christ in an arch surrounded by winged cherubs and two attendant nuns.
This stoup was made for the Catholic market in the later part of the 19th century. It makes for a very striking and pleasing display with an independently modelled stoup (or font) decorated with a beautifully modelled winged cherub.
This rare stoup is in fair condition and presents well but with some flaws, some of which relate to manufacture. There is a chip to the base which predates glazing, indicating a manufacturing error rather than recent damage. There is a small chip to the (viewer’s) rightmost shell. A superficial hairline circles the (viewer’s) right side of the arch at the level of the right hand nun’s ankles - it seems that an original firing flaw inside the arch created a vulnerability which, possibly in response to pressure, resulted in a surface-level hairline around the circumference of the arch. There is some flaking in places, particularly to the hair of the cherubs. Fortunately, the figure still displays very well.
Reference: Stephen Duckworth, Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures, p. 132, fig. C.29
Height: 15”
Date: c. 1880
Provenance: The Kirkland Tellwright Collection (no label)
A very large and rare holy water stoup, modelled as a small Christ in an arch surrounded by winged cherubs and two attendant nuns.
This stoup was made for the Catholic market in the later part of the 19th century. It makes for a very striking and pleasing display with an independently modelled stoup (or font) decorated with a beautifully modelled winged cherub.
This rare stoup is in fair condition and presents well but with some flaws, some of which relate to manufacture. There is a chip to the base which predates glazing, indicating a manufacturing error rather than recent damage. There is a small chip to the (viewer’s) rightmost shell. A superficial hairline circles the (viewer’s) right side of the arch at the level of the right hand nun’s ankles - it seems that an original firing flaw inside the arch created a vulnerability which, possibly in response to pressure, resulted in a surface-level hairline around the circumference of the arch. There is some flaking in places, particularly to the hair of the cherubs. Fortunately, the figure still displays very well.
Reference: Stephen Duckworth, Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures, p. 132, fig. C.29
Height: 15”
Date: c. 1880
Provenance: The Kirkland Tellwright Collection (no label)
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