For decades, collectors have attributed a range of distinctive colored glaze figures to the potter Ralph Wood II. Examples occur marked with Ralph Wood’s name, so similar unmarked examples were thus also readily attributed to Ralph Wood II. But in 1991, Pat Halfpenny disputed this belief in her book on earthenware figures. Pat thought that :
Along the way, Wynne points out that
I am left with a few thoughts.
If you have found this boring rather than fascinating, I cannot be apologetic for the blog entry. We need to take our figures seriously. They are not just pretty knick-knacks but are fascinating time capsules that tell us much of the world as it once was. Above, we have Aurea Carter's Ralph Wood "Vicar and Moses." Nice to have an impressed number 62 on this figure. Ralph Wood figures often have impressed numbers in the bases. These are not thought to be mold numbers because, although the same number occurs repeatedly on the same figure form, you can also find identical figure forms with different mold numbers! A bit of a mystery. To see Ralph Wood’s fabulous elephants in both enamel and colored glazes, see the blog entry for Nov 08, 2009. CommentsJanet Hopkinson 11/24/2010 05:12
I have a bust which is a coloured bust of Wesley with the mark Ra Wood 82, is this of any value as I cannot find anything about ti.
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Myrna 11/24/2010 05:29
Jan,
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Myrna Schkolne 11/24/2010 13:45
Jess, Your figure is a Ralph Wood Milton. Great to have a numbered and marked example.
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