Not currently on display at the V&A

Figure

ca.1780 (made)
Place of origin

Cream-coloured earthenware figure of a bird, Moulded. Decorated with touches of iron oxide under the glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, moulded
Brief description
Figure, bird, earthenware, Staffordshire, ca.1780
Physical description
Cream-coloured earthenware figure of a bird, Moulded. Decorated with touches of iron oxide under the glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Length: 6.5cm
taken from register
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs Mary B. Sargeant
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Halfpenny, Pat, English Earthenware Figures: 1740-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 1995). p.113.
Other number
1964/1810a - RF number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.454-1967

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
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