Benjamin Plant, English, active 1780-1820
Lion
1804
Physical Qualities
Earthenware with overglaze enamels, silver lustre, 11 x 5 x 15 in. (27.9 x 12.7 x 38.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Arthur J. Gutman
Object Number
2013.37
Figure of a lion in lead-glazed and lustred earthenware. Lion stands on a rectangular plinth decorated in orange, gray, and black with splashes of silver lustre. Under its left front paw is a silver globe. The tail bends over its back along which the mane extends half-way across the body.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2013; Arthur Gutman, Baltimore
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7-May 8, 2016.
Inscribed: sticker, square: Baher Collection [printed in black ink], no. 392 [written in green pen] sticker, fragment: 2 [blue pen] stricker, silver square: The Gutman Collection [printed in black ink], no. 490 [written in black marker]
Markings: On bottom of pedestal, signed, incised: B.Plant Lane End
Artist/Maker
Benjamin Plant, English, active 1780-1820
1800–1899
B. Plant-manufacturers of earthenware at Lane End, Staffordshire, England (c. 1780-1820)
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