Figure group

An earthenware, flat-backed figure group of a sailor and lass. It is painted only at the front. The two figures stand side by side, she wears a flowered skirt and a pink bodice and has her hands clasped. He has a blue jacket, straw hat and white trousers and leans on an anchor. The base of the group is painted brown and green in imitation of grass.

Object Details

ID: AAA6061
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Figure group
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1845-1850; 1845-50
People: Fawssett, A. C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection
Measurements: Overall: 215 x 120 x 70 mm