Figure of a Horse
Dateca. 1800
Maker
Leeds Pottery
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / 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.Mark(s)Marked "LP".
ca. 1800
Probably 1900-1925
ca. 1760