Figure
ca.1850 (made)
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Figure of a girl, standing, with her right arm holding up a pear-shaped basket on her shoulder. She wears a dark blue bodice, white flounced skirt edged with orange, red & green and holds a wide-brimmed straw hat in ger left hand. Oval mounded base coloured yellow and brown, encircled by a gilt line.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | earthenware, painted in enamel colours |
Brief description | Figure, unidentified girl forming a pair with figure of T.P.Cooke as 'Ben Backstay', earthenware, Staffordshire, ca.1850 |
Physical description | Figure of a girl, standing, with her right arm holding up a pear-shaped basket on her shoulder. She wears a dark blue bodice, white flounced skirt edged with orange, red & green and holds a wide-brimmed straw hat in ger left hand. Oval mounded base coloured yellow and brown, encircled by a gilt line. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
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Credit line | Given by Mr J. D. Kennedy through Art Fund |
Object history | Given by Mr. J.D.Kennedy through the National Art Collections Fund |
Production | This figure was designed to form a pair with that of the performer Thomas Potter Cooke (1786-1864) identified from a lithograph entitle 'Mr.T.P.Cooke as 'Ben Backstay'. The female figureis so far unidentified and may just be a balancing figure |
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Literary reference | Ben Backstay |
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Accession number | C.445-1928 |
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Record created | May 12, 2009 |
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