Object Detail
Description
figure of sailor leaning on bollard. figure of a sailor with his right arm leaning on abollard, around which a mooring rope is coiled, and his left hand tucked in his waistcoat. He wears a black, bried hat, striped waistcoat, black cravat, and blue jacket, yellow cuerbund. Staffordshire figure with a maritime theme which features a sailor, stood on an oblong base. Multi-coloured with underglaze blue version. Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Decorated 'in the round'-decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to the underside.
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
Staffordshire potteries district, Staffordshire, England
Production date
circa 1860
Media description
earthenware, glazed
Measurements
130 x 50 x 55 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
A0256
TJC reference number
307
