Chalkware (Nodding goat)1850–19007 5/8 x 9 x 3 3/8 " (19.4 x 22.9 x 8.6 cm)Paint on plaster of ParisBequest of Effie Thixton Arthur1980.2.240chalkware1532491616Artist unidentifiedSculptureThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. EnglandFranceUnited StatesThree Dimensional WorkseMuseum - Collection HighlightsSCULPTURE
Chalkware is actually made from gypsum, a mineral used in the manufacture of plaster of Paris. Chalkware figures made in molds were the simplest, least expensive solution to the demand for decorative objects by the middle class homemaker in both Europe and America. Many of the designs commonly associated with chalkware were first seen in earlier English earthenware figures and include animals, birds, fruit arrangements, and contemporary celebrities.
Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Nodding Head Goat," Expressions of a New Spirit: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 1989), 10218501900 1980 2 24 SCULPTURE
Chalkware is actually made from gypsum, a mineral used in the manufacture of plaster of Paris. Chalkware figures made in molds were the simplest, least expensive solution to the demand for decorative objects by the middle class homemaker in both Europe and America. Many of the designs commonly associated with chalkware were first seen in earlier English earthenware figures and include animals, birds, fruit arrangements, and contemporary celebrities.
Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Nodding Head Goat," Expressions of a New Spirit: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 1989), 102