Female figurehead

Half-length polychrome female figurehead, wearing a blue cloak framing her two-tone brown dress with a white trim and a gilt cameo at the breast. The cloak also neatly conceals the lack of arms. The hair is dark, centrally parted and gathered at the sides. The plain strong facial features suggest it is a specific portrait but nothing else is known of the ship. The style of dress indicates British origin around 1850.

Object Details

ID: FHD0043
Collection: Figureheads
Type: Figurehead
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1850
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Valhalla Collection
Measurements: Overall: 546 mm x 349 mm x 254 mm