Figure

Earthenware flat-back figure of an English sailor leaning against a gun on a carriage with his legs crossed. This design is sometimes entitled 'READY AND WILLING'. The figure has a beard but no moustache and wears a yellow straw hat, red striped shirt, black neckerchief and white trousers. The face and hands are coloured naturalistically and the white base is decorated with a gilt line.

Object Details

ID: AAA6086
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Figure
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1854
People: Fawssett, A. C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection
Measurements: Overall: 180 x 100 x 40 mm