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Equestrian Figure
English (Staffordshire)
about 1740–50
Object Place: Europe, Staffordshire, England, Staffordshire
Medium/Technique
Lead glazed earthenware with slip decoration
Dimensions
21.4 x 17.3 x 7.6 cm (8 7/16 x 6 13/16 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Joan Bergere Drayton
Accession Number1983.117
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionLead glazed earthenware with slip decoration. Each represents a figure in uniform with bayonet, playing a drum, seated astride a horse. In cream-colored clay, boots hands and face in brown slip. Drum, hat and parts of saddle in light brown slip. Rectangular base with fluted edges mottled with yellow, green and brown glazes.