Queen Victoria chimney ornament

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, artist

Queen Victoria chimney ornament, 1841

Where object was made: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Material/technique: ceramic

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. E.M. Hopkins

Accession number: 1930.0070.b

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"Staffordshire Chimney Ornaments from the Nineteenth Century in the Collection of The University of Kansas Museum of Art," Jun-1973, Lea Rosson
The marriage of Victoria and Albert and the birth of their first child Victoria, the Princess Royal, provided the inspiration for a number of chimney ornaments. For three-quarters of a century the royal family was a popular subject, and certain important events of their lives can be traced through the Staffordshire pieces. By 1857, figures of Princess Victoria and her husband, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, were being produced.