My blog postings go up every four days. I pride myself on sticking to that schedule. So what went wrong this week? I traveled with an iPad and iPhone, neither of which would support Adobe Flash, a prerequisite for publishing to my site. To make matters worse, the AT&T signal on the west coast was problematic to put it kindly. Talk about frustration! Anyway, I apologize for the break in communication. Henceforth I promise to travel with a PC.
You may see this odd little figure from time to time. Know who she is? Not very obvious, I will admit, but she represents Thalia, the Muse of Comedy.
You may see this odd little figure from time to time. Know who she is? Not very obvious, I will admit, but she represents Thalia, the Muse of Comedy.
Thalia's counterpart is Melopome, the Muse of Tragedy, and she usually holds at tragic mask. You can see her thus in my March 1 2010 blog posting by clicking here.
But what did Staffordshire potters know of tragic theatrical masks? Seemed to them that nothing was more tragic than a funeral, so the counterpart to our little figure of Comedy is a uniquely Staffordshire-inspired version of Tragedy...standing beside a tombstone.
But what did Staffordshire potters know of tragic theatrical masks? Seemed to them that nothing was more tragic than a funeral, so the counterpart to our little figure of Comedy is a uniquely Staffordshire-inspired version of Tragedy...standing beside a tombstone.
And, to prove I am not making this up, here is a similar figure, in the Fitzwilliam Museum, titled TRAGEDY. Perhaps her maker knew she would reside in a museum case for much of her life, never again to have the sun warm her form?
Figures such as these can be found with a modest price tag, but they add immeasurable interest to our collections. Happy hunting!
