Object Detail
Description
figure group dancer, male, wearing traditional [Turkish] costume, his right hand, holding a bunch of grapes, is raised to his head and his left hand is on his hip. He wears a fez-like headdress, a loose white tunic open at the front to reveal a yellow shirt, a knee-length skirt over breeches and stockings. Enamelled with pink, orange, yellow, blue and brown. figures such as these are generally assumed to be circus or fairground entertainers.
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
Staffordshire potteries district, Staffordshire, England
Production date
circa 1850-circa 1860
Media description
earthenware, glazed
Measurements
258 x 88 x 85 mm
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0204
TJC reference number
228
