A Greenwich and Chelsea Pensioner

A painted plaster model of a Greenwich and a Chelsea Pensioner, seated on the ground, on a wooden base, and which originally had a now missing glass cover. The Chelsea man is bald, toothless, is missing both his right arm and leg. He wears a red jacket and black breeches and holds a clay pipe in his left hand. The Greenwich pensioner is missing both his legs and his left arm, and is also toothless. He wears a cocked hat, shirt and black breeches. This item was presented to the Museum on 28 November 1935 by a Mrs Roberts apparently with the information that the model was 'Taken from the life, by my uncle'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0526
Type: Model
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Before 1869?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 180 mm x 285 mm x 175 mm
Parts: A Greenwich and Chelsea Pensioner