by Artist (2)
Photo Credit: Photo by Greg Page Studio
Flight into Egypt and Return from Egypt
ca. 182519th c
9 in. x 7 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in. (22.86 cm x 19.05 cm x 11.43 cm)
Staffordshire, England, English, b. mid 17th Century
Object Type:
Ceramic
Creation Place:
Europe, England, Staffordshire
Medium and Support:
Earthenware with enamel decoration
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld
Accession Number:
2005.108.a.b
a- Flight into Egypt- H: 9; W: 7 1/2; D: 4 1/2 inches
b- Return from Egypt- H: 9; W; 7 1/2; D: 4 1/2
b- Return from Egypt- H: 9; W; 7 1/2; D: 4 1/2
Commentary
Staffordshire ceramics often depict various significant moments in the life of Christ. Here, Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus are shown on their way into Egypt to save the child from being killed by King Herod. According to the Bible, when King Herod died, an angel appeared to Joseph instructing him to "take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead."
Exhibition
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
Object Description
Representational Earthenware sculptures
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Animals,
Ceramics,
Clay,
Decorative,
Earthenware,
Enamel,
European,
Figures,
Flowers,
Glazed,
mother and child,
Realism,
Religious,
Sculpture,
Staffordshire,
Trees
- Animals
- Ceramics
- Clay
- Decorative
- Earthenware
- Enamel
- European
- Figures
- Flowers
- Glazed
- mother and child
- Realism
- Religious
- Sculpture
- Staffordshire
- Trees
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Dimensions
- see Display Comments for complete dimensions Dimensions: 9 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (22.86 x 19.05 x 11.43 cm)
Provenance History
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Owner Name: Jonathan Horne
Role: dealer
Place: London, England
Dates: 05/28/1991
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Owner Name: Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld
Role: private collector
Place: Los Angeles, California
Dates: 05/28/1991, 2005
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