Object Detail
Description
flatback figure of an Indian elephant facing to the right. performing elephant (circus elephant) with tree trunk at its back forms the spill holder. The elephant wears a black cloth with red tassles. Applied bocage decoration.
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
Staffordshire potteries district, Staffordshire, England
Production date
circa 1850
Media description
earthenware, glazed
Measurements
152 x 50 x 99 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
A0341
TJC reference number
403
