toy figure

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn4814.129.1
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn4814cxxix
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn4814.129.1 Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn4814cxxix

Small ceramic figure of a man wearing a long coat with buttons down the front and a tricorn hat. He is holding a stick in his right hand and tube-shaped object in his left hand. The figure is unpainted, but is standing on a base painted green with a gold rim. The back of the figure underneath the coat is also painted green and gold.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn4814.129.1
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 49 mm x 18 mm x 18 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
ceramic; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Introduction > Threshold - left
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