George Washington chimney ornament

George Washington chimney ornament , circa 1870–1880

Where object was made: England, United Kingdom

Material/technique: earthenware

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.1703

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
This figure is carried out in the late Staffordshire fashion of a white glazed figure only slightly painted with gold, black and pinkish flesh tones. Staffordshire produced figures of only three American statesmen: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.