Object Detail
Description
figure group of an elephant walking to the left. A rider sits atop the elephant's head looking towards the viewer. The elephant wears a caparison with fringing and tassles. The base is a rectangle with canted corners; the top simulates laid stones.
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
Staffordshire potteries district, Staffordshire, England
Production date
circa 1870
Media description
earthenware, glazed
Measurements
200 x 91 x 179 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
A0445
TJC reference number
576