Figure
An earthenware figure of Britannia, seated on a grassy mound holding a metal trident in her right hand, her left resting on a shield and with a lion reclining at her feet. The figure is decorated with overglaze enamels and stands on a glazed, black rectangular base. She is wearing an orange skirt with a crescent and floral design in blue and gold, a blue tunic fastened on the shoulders with chain mail inset and a white helmet with a gold peak and orange plume.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA6123 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Figure |
Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Early 19th century |
People: | Fawssett, A. C. |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 400 x 205 x 175 mm |