Not currently on display at the V&A

Turkey Cock

Statuette
ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

This terracotta sculpture of a turkey cock is made by an unknown sculptor in England in ca. 1850. It was formerly in the collection of the statesman Lord Henry Charles George Gordon Lennox (1821-1886), who gave the piece on loan to the Museum.


Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Statuette
TitleTurkey Cock (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Terracotta
Brief description
Statuette, terracotta, 'Turkey Cock', artist unknown, England , ca. 1850
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
Object history
On loan from the statesman Lord Henry George Gordon Lennox (1821-1886), London, from 21 February 1866. Lord Lennox died intestate; his widow died in 1903 and no claimant could be found for this object and five other ceramic items formerly on loan. Attempts to locate the legal representatives of Lord Henry Lennox, made in June 1918, were unsuccessful. The ceramic objects formerly on loan were eventually accessioned by the Department of Ceramics and Glass in 1936. As a redundant loan the present piece was formerly accessioned by the Sculpture Department in 2000.
Subject depicted
Turkey
Summary
This terracotta sculpture of a turkey cock is made by an unknown sculptor in England in ca. 1850. It was formerly in the collection of the statesman Lord Henry Charles George Gordon Lennox (1821-1886), who gave the piece on loan to the Museum.
Bibliographic reference
Bilbey, Diane and Trusted, Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470-2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, p. 445, cat. no. 732
Other number
Lennox Loan.1 - Previous loan number
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.21-2000

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Record createdJune 13, 2000
Record URL
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