'Alas poor Yorick' : John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Hamlet holding the skull of Yorick, in William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' 341481

'Alas poor Yorick' : John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Hamlet holding the skull of Yorick, in William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'

Staffordshire Pottery

Balston Collection of Staffordshire figures © National Trust / Catriona Hughes

Date

1852

Materials

Earthenware

Measurements

284 mm (H)

Place of origin

Staffordshire

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Collection

Attingham Park, Shropshire

NT 341481

Summary

Ceramic, Staffordshire, 'Alas poor Yorick' : John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Hamlet holding the skull 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, short trunks and hose, a cloak hangs behind him. Left hand holds a skull 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

ALAS POOR YORICK (gilt or black transfer)

Makers and roles

Staffordshire Pottery, potter

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