Medium
Salt-glazed stoneware
Dimensions
Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
British, Staffordshire
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Carleton Macy, 1934
Accession Number
34.165.28
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 18th-century British ceramics with *Lady*, a charming salt-glazed stoneware figurine produced around 1745 by the renowned Thomas Whieldon factory in Fenton Vivian, Staffordshire. Standing just 6 inches tall, this petite sculpture captures a poised female figure, emblematic of the period's fascination with refined domestic ornaments. Whieldon's workshop was at the forefront of Staffordshire pottery, pioneering techniques that made high-quality ceramics accessible beyond the elite. The magic lies in the salt-glazing process: vaporized salt in the kiln fused with t...