Boy with bagpipes
ca. 1770–80
Medium
Lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
British, Burslem, Staffordshire
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, 1942
Accession Number
42.52.10
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About this artwork
Boy with bagpipes by Ralph Wood the Younger|John Voyez, ca. 1770–80. Created in Lead-glazed earthenware, this work exemplifies the artistic practices and cultural values of its period. The piece reflects the technical skills and aesthetic sensibilities characteristic of its historical and cultural context. As part of the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts collection, it contributes to our understanding of artistic development and cultural expression. The work serves as both an aesthetic obje...
About the Artist
Ralph Wood the Younger|John Voyez · 1748–1795
Ralph Wood the Younger was born in Burslem, Staffordshire, in 1748, the son of the celebrated potter Ralph Wood the Elder and a member of a family that stood at the center of the Staffordshire ceramics industry during its most creative and internationally influential period. Growing up in the workshops of his father, he absorbed from childhood the technical traditions of English earthenware produc...