John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Hamlet with the scull of Yorick, in William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'
Staffordshire Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
300 mm (H)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 341477
Summary
Ceramic, Staffordshire, John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Hamlet with the scull of Yorick, in William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Staffordshire Pottery. Full-length Staffordshire figure of John Philip Kemble as Hamlet, standing, in round hat with one plume, breeches and hose, a cloak hangs behind him. Left hand holds the scull of Yorickl and right hand points to it.
Provenance
part of collection built up by Thomas Balston (d.1967). He wrote about the collection in Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Age, 1958.
Marks and inscriptions
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Makers and roles
Staffordshire Pottery, potter