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Following communication with Bruce Blier (an expert on Rogers groups) and with the curatorial team at the Albany Institute (curator Diane Shewchuk and cheif curator Doug McCombs) where there are about 50 groups in the collection, including all three Rip Van Winkle pieces) the parianware (or bisque ceramic) versions of John Rogers groups like this one, are not actually true John Rogers groups, but later (still period) copies of John Rogers's designs made in England. The authentic Rogers groups are plaster only and can be found in shades ranging from pale gray, to dark gray, to greenish gray, to terracotta. They are much more detailed than the parian copies. "Authorized" John Rogers groups were not made in ceramic in the United States [Jessa J. Krick, 7/29/2019].
Another example of Courtship in Sleepy Hollow (in plaster?) is owned by Joseph Pell Lombardi, who lives in the Octagon House, Irvington, New York. Mr. Lombardi also has in his possession a sculpture of Rip Van Winkle also marked by John Rogers.
John Rogers created three different statues from the Rip Van Winkle story in 1871: "Rip Van Winkle at Home," "Rip Van Winkle on the Mountain," and "Rip Van Winkle Returned." It is likely that Joseph Jefferson posed for the modeling of these statues. See object file for images of the two [Jessa J. Krick, Collections Manager, 2/24/2016]
For Visions exhibition, packed in Crate #18.Note Type
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 12DNote Type
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