Figure

Earthenware figure of an English sailor leaning against a gun on a carriage with legs crossed. This design is sometimes entitled 'READY AND WILLING'. The figure has a beard but no moustaches and wears a yellow straw hat, blue and white striped shirt, black belt and neckerchief and white trousers. The white base and belt buckle are picked out in gilding. The hollow figure has an enclosed base and flat back.

Object Details

ID: AAA6073
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Figure
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1854
People: Fawssett, A. C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection
Measurements: Overall: 265 x 140 x 60 mm