Figure

A porcelain figure inscribed 'Officer of the Kent 1745' underneath the base. He is shown wearing civilian dress prior to the introduction of naval uniform in 1748. The figure wears a red waistcoat and breeches, a blue coat with red cuffs and a black tricorn hat. He holds a rolled paper in his left hand and a telescope in his right. One of a series of figures illustrating the development of British naval uniform. The figure has the Dresden anchor mark on the base.

Object Details

ID: AAA6110
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Figure
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown; Ernst Bohn Söhne
Date made: before 1921
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 205 x 85 x 65 mm