two girls chimney ornament, unknown maker from England, United Kingdom

Exhibition Label: "Staffordshire Chimney Ornaments from the Nineteenth Century in the Collection of The University of Kansas Museum of Art," Jun-1973, Lea Rosson These two pieces share certain characteristics with figures made in the 1840s of the Prince and Princess Royal. Both have pointed hats, plaid skirts with blue underglaze shirts, a sash drawn through one arm, and crossed legs. The backs are unpainted and almost flat. A tube for holding floweres separates the two figures.