Figure group

An earthenware figure group modelled as a sailor and lass. They stand side by side, he with his arm around her waist and she with her hand on his shoulder. She holds what may be a book while he has one hand in his pocket. The girl's flounced dress is painted pink and she wears a tartan apron and yellow straw hat. The sailor has a blue jacket with details picked out in gold. His waistcoat and trousers are white and his scarf and hair are painted black. He wears a yellow straw hat.

Object Details

ID: AAA6062
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Figure group
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1840
People: Fawssett, A. C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection
Measurements: Overall: 195 x 125 x 60 mm