STATUETTE OF A HIGHLANDER, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Staffordshire Potteries (Manufacturer)

On view in: Second Floor Library

About this object

Each statuette depicts a Scottish highlander dressed in his native costume. This statuette shows a huntsman with his dog. He has rabbits slung over his right shoulder and holds up a pheasant in his left hand. His dog is to his left and he holds a rifle with his right. His legs are crossed as if dancing. He wears a tall hat, a military jacket, plaid kilt and plaid socks.

Object name:

STATUETTE OF A HIGHLANDER, ONE OF TWO

Made from:

Pottery

Made in:

Stoke-on-Trent, England

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

38.4 cm (15 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

27.11.2

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973