James Quin (1693-1766) as Falstaff in William Shakespeare's Henry IV parts 1 & 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor 341489

James Quin (1693-1766) as Falstaff in William Shakespeare's Henry IV parts 1 & 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor

Staffordshire Pottery

Balston Collection of Staffordshire figures © National Trust / Catriona Hughes

Date

1830 - 1870

Materials

Earthenware

Measurements

436 mm (H)

Place of origin

Staffordshire

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Collection

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

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