Object Detail
Description
figure group, from a pair, harvest figures, figure group of father and son. The father stands to the left, his right leg raised and bent; through the crook of his left arm he holds a wheatsheaf. His son sits atop a fence or gate with his arm on his father's shoulder. Mainly white, the man wears a loose shirt, black tie, black lace-up boots, bonnet and has gilt decoration on his breeches.
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
Staffordshire potteries district, Staffordshire, England
Production date
circa 1870
Media description
earthenware, lead-glazed, gilded
Measurements
262 x 80 x 92 mm
Inscriptions
"D" in gold overglaze (painter's mark)
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
A0318
TJC reference number
376
