James Quin (1693-1766) as Falstaff in William Shakespeare's Henry IV parts 1 & 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor
Staffordshire Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
436 mm (H)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 341489
Summary
Ceramic, Staffordshire, James Quin (1693-1766) as Falstaff in William Shakespeare's Henry IV parts 1 & 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor, Staffordshire Pottery. Full-length Staffordshire figure of James Quin as Falstaff, standing an a round hat, long coat and waistcoat and high boots. His sword-hilt in his right hand.
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
FALSTAFF (raised caps.)
Makers and roles
Staffordshire Pottery, potter