Sailors were frequently the subject of 19th century Staffordshire ceramics. During this period, the British Navy was strong and its leaders gained national prominence. In an island nation that still depended heavily on its Navy for defense and its commercial fleet for economic prosperity, sailors were considered popular heroes.

'Sailor's Farewell' and 'Sailor's Return' have particular significance as a pair in that together they extol the virtues of personal sacrifice as the sailor leaves for the sea and of the sanctity of hearth and home, and as the weary sailor returns to his faithful wife and family.

2003 - 2004: "Clay Bodies: Staffordshire Figurative Ceramics from the Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld," October 4, 2003 - April 4, 2004, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California

Representational Earthenware sculptures

This object has the following keywords:

• Ceramics
• Clay
• Decorative
• Earthenware
• Enamel
• European
• female
• Female
• Figure
• Figures
• Glazed
• male
• Male
• Realism
• Sculpture
• Staffordshire

• see Display Comments for complete dimensions Dimensions: 8 x 4 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (20.32 x 12.07 x 10.8 cm)

• Owner Name: Oliver-Sutton Antiques
  Role: Vendor
  Place: London, England
  Dates: 11/28/1991
  
  
• Owner Name: Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld
  Role: collectors
  Place: Los Angeles, California
  Dates: 11/28/1991, 2005
  
  

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