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.

Object Details

ID: AAA6123
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