Myrna Schkolne: Early Staffordshire Figures

Doesn't this flock of sheep, from the stock of John Howard, leave you speechless? An amazing sight, with some rare forms. Look at the pair with blue and green enameling!

As this picture is worth a thousand words, I shan't say much more, except to add that I too have a flock of sheep.  I was inspired to assemble a flock of my very own after my first visit to the home of Griselda Lewis, beloved author of A Collectors History of English Pottery and also Pratt Ware. Griselda had her flock across the mantle, and standing in the middle was a shepherd (figure of the Lost Sheep). When I am compelled to entertain formally, I scatter my sheep around our long dining table, and they do help me get through the evening. I have also created tableaux by placing sheep and other figures on a moss-covered silver tray, and I put flowers in the spillholders....but it has to be a pretty dull event for me to set up one of these fairy land creations.  Have fun with your figures and see larger pictures on John's site by clicking here.