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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Boy on a toad

Figure
1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a naked boy riding a toad, with broad purple ribbon 'reins', on a grassy base decorated with small toadstools.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBoy on a toad (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware
Brief description
Figure of boy on a toad, earthenware, made by Harry Parr, Chelsea, 1927
Physical description
Figure of a naked boy riding a toad, with broad purple ribbon 'reins', on a grassy base decorated with small toadstools.
Gallery label
Figure of boy on a toad Made by Harry Parr, Chelsea, London, 1927 Earthenware C.430-1934 Given by H. M. The Queen(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by the Secretary of the British Institute of Industrial Art
Collection
Accession number
C.430-1934

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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