Glazed earthenware figure of Dorothea Baird as Trilby, Haymarket Theatre 1895. Figure by Barbara Macdonald, 1931
Ceramic
1931 (Made)
1931 (Made)
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Glazed figurine of Dorothea Baird as Trilby, barefoot, her hands behind her back, wearing a long military navy blue jacket with gold epaulettes, gold buttons and gold trim, the front corners of the coat fastened back against the body of the coat revealing an ankle-length yellow skirt striped in green and decorated with springs of red and blue flowers. The jacket is open at the top to reveal her right nipple. She stands on a dark brown plinth with a white top and the word ‘TRILBY’ across the front of the base. At the back of the base is a plaque on which is painted ‘Barbara Macdonald 1931’
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| Title | Glazed earthenware figure of Dorothea Baird as Trilby, Haymarket Theatre 1895. Figure by Barbara Macdonald, 1931 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Glazed earthenware figure of Dorothea Baird (1875-1933) in the title role of Trilby by Paul Meredith Potter (1853–1921), adapted from from the novel by George du Maurier, published serially in Harper Magazine, 1894. Haymarket Theatre, 30 October 1895. Figure by Barbara Macdonald, 1931. |
| Physical description | Glazed figurine of Dorothea Baird as Trilby, barefoot, her hands behind her back, wearing a long military navy blue jacket with gold epaulettes, gold buttons and gold trim, the front corners of the coat fastened back against the body of the coat revealing an ankle-length yellow skirt striped in green and decorated with springs of red and blue flowers. The jacket is open at the top to reveal her right nipple. She stands on a dark brown plinth with a white top and the word ‘TRILBY’ across the front of the base. At the back of the base is a plaque on which is painted ‘Barbara Macdonald 1931’ |
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| Marks and inscriptions | B.I.M me fecit 1931 (Incised in the base) |
| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Object history | Trilby, the play by Paul Potter based on the novel by George Du Maurier, opened at the Haymarket Theatre, 30 October 1895. |
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| Accession number | S.1052-1996 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2005 |
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