Cottage 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
The Staffordshire potters produced a variety of castles and cottages. Sometimes they represented famous buildings, such as Balmoral Castle or Trinity College, and sometimes houses which had been the scene of crimes. More often, they were simply homey, rustic cottages. The rough trim around the houses is made by pressing clay through a sieve and then apply it to the piece.