St. Nicholas Christmas Decoration
Christmas Decoration
1980-1995
1980-1995
| Place of origin |
Made of clay which has been pressed into a mould and is hollow inside. It shows a man in a cope and mitre. It is painted gold with red on the cope sides and mitre. The bottom edge is oval and had traces of gold, red and blue paint
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | St. Nicholas Christmas Decoration (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | clay, press moulded, probably not fired |
| Brief description | Painted clay figure of Saint Nicholas made between 1980 and 1995 |
| Physical description | Made of clay which has been pressed into a mould and is hollow inside. It shows a man in a cope and mitre. It is painted gold with red on the cope sides and mitre. The bottom edge is oval and had traces of gold, red and blue paint |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | S Nicholas (hand written inside the body with black ink) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Elspeth Ann Evans |
| Production | Attribution note: These models are moulded by hand, and usually hand painted. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.135-1998 |
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| Record created | July 2, 1998 |
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