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Poacher Brewed by Flowers

Figure
20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ceramic figure sitting on an approximation of a fan-back Windsor chair made from wood, upon a wooden plinth. The figure is wearing a green coat with a red handkerchief in one pocket and an albino ferret with whiskers and red eyes looking out of the other. He is wearing green trousers, a cream hat with a green band, cream waistcoat and gaiters, brown boots and red scarf/neckerchief knotted around his neck. With one hand he is raising a silver-coloured tankard towards his lips, his face smiling and one eye closed in a wink, with the other hand he is holding a long stemmed pipe made of rubberised composition over wire. Across the front of the plinth, in gold and slightly raised are the words ‘Poacher Brewed by Flowers’.

Object details

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Object type
TitlePoacher Brewed by Flowers (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
‘Poacher Brewed by Flowers’. Ceramic figure sitting on an approximation of a fan-back Windsor chair made from wood. Bar counter advertisement for Poacher ale, brewed by Flowers. British, 20th century.
Physical description
Ceramic figure sitting on an approximation of a fan-back Windsor chair made from wood, upon a wooden plinth. The figure is wearing a green coat with a red handkerchief in one pocket and an albino ferret with whiskers and red eyes looking out of the other. He is wearing green trousers, a cream hat with a green band, cream waistcoat and gaiters, brown boots and red scarf/neckerchief knotted around his neck. With one hand he is raising a silver-coloured tankard towards his lips, his face smiling and one eye closed in a wink, with the other hand he is holding a long stemmed pipe made of rubberised composition over wire. Across the front of the plinth, in gold and slightly raised are the words ‘Poacher Brewed by Flowers’.
Dimensions
  • Height: 365mm
  • Width: 213mm
Taken from Acquisition File
Marks and inscriptions
  • Poacher Brewed by Flowers
  • Transliteration
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Object history
The Polloack Museum (pollackmuseum.com) have a similar figure in their collection.
Subject depicted
Association
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.490-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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