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Ralph Wood the younger

The Flute Player
Now On View

Maker

Ralph Wood the younger (English, 1748-1795)

Title

The Flute Player

Year

ca. 1770

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

25.4 x 17.7 x 12.4 cm (10 x 6 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[written in red] DR..1019
[black and white label] Old English/Staffordshire group,/by RALPH WOOD/of Burslem./W.Edkins.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller

Object Number

2017.74.16

Type

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This multipurpose piece of furniture is not just a bookcase: its center drawer folds out into a writing surface. It features fluted columns, geometric-patterned inlays of different types of wood, and other classical characteristics, such as the modeled figures on the doors. Its shelves are populated with a collection of English ceramic figures, mainly dating from the 1700s. Formed from fine earthenware and typically glazed in brown, green, or ochre, this style is known as Wieldonware after the English potter John Wieldon, whose ceramics were known for their marbleized and tortoiseshell patterns. 

–Elizabeth A. Williams, David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Ralph Wood the younger (English, 1748-1795)
The Flute Player, ca. 1770
Earthenware with glaze
25.4 x 17.7 x 12.4 cm (10 x 6 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches)
Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller 2017.74.16

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