The Grapplers

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The Grapplers

Designed c. 1862

Modeled by Jean Peter Molin (Swedish, 1814–1873) Made by Gustavsberg pottery, Gustavsberg, Sweden (1827–present)

This figure group was first exhibited at the International Exhibition held in London in 1862, where it was said to be "one of the most original groups in the Exhibition." The Museum's version, purchased by Hector Tyndale at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, is made of Parian porcelain, which was one of the most important nineteenth-century ceramic innovations. Parian was introduced at the Copeland factory in England around 1846. Because of its rather granular surface, which resembles marble, it was used extensively in the nineteenth century by European and American ceramic factories in the production of figures and portrait busts.

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Object Details

Titles:

The Grapplers

Date:

Designed c. 1862

Artists:

Modeled by Jean Peter Molin (Swedish, 1814–1873) Made by Gustavsberg pottery, Gustavsberg, Sweden (1827–present)

Medium:

Parian porcelain

Dimensions:

18 7/8 x 14 7/8 x 9 15/16 inches (48 x 37.8 x 25.2 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

The General Hector Tyndale Memorial Collection, 1897

Accession Number:

1897-621

Geography:

Made in Gustavsberg, Sweden, Europe

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