Minerva chimney ornament

Minerva chimney ornament , early 1800s

Where object was made: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Material/technique: earthenware

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.1656

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
"Staffordshire Chimney Ornaments from the Nineteenth Century in the Collection of The University of Kansas Museum of Art," Jun-1973, Lea Rosson
The identification "Minerva" is described in black on the base of this figure. The right arm is held upward while the left grasps a shield with a gorgon head painted on it. Black floral designs decorate the lavender skirt. The figure is modeled and painted in the round, and is probably copied after an eighteenth century example from the Wood family.