Figure
ca. 1790-1810 (made)
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Figure, Charity, wears a loose robe painted with flowers and edged with yellow and a long hood reaching to the ground. She holds an infant in her left arm. On her left stands another child holding her robe and partly covered by her hood and on her right a third child holding a brown cross in front of him.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | earthenware, painted in enamel colours |
| Brief description | Figure, 'Charity', earthenware, Staffordshire, 1790-1810 |
| Physical description | Figure, Charity, wears a loose robe painted with flowers and edged with yellow and a long hood reaching to the ground. She holds an infant in her left arm. On her left stands another child holding her robe and partly covered by her hood and on her right a third child holding a brown cross in front of him. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Kate Bentley |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Kate Bentley |
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| Bibliographic reference | Halfpenny, Pat, English Earthenware Figures: 1740-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 1995), pl.25. |
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| Accession number | C.213-1918 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2009 |
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