figure of a parrot



figure of a parrot

Summary

Public: Figure of a parrot, cream coloured earthenware, with streaky underglaze manganese brown oxide decoration bleeding into lead glaze. Private: Hollow press-moulded figure of a parrot, perched on tall rounded tree trunk base, with impressed feather details to wings. Cream coloured earthenware body, sponged with manganese brown bleeding into lead glaze to give mottled and streaky overall colour.


Object Name

figure of a parrot

Date Created

1750-1770

accession number

1923.700

Place of creation

Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg

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