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Tobacconist's Figure

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1975F13
Collection:Social History
Date:1815 - 1825

Notes

This carved figure of a man in Turkish costume would have formed part of a window display in a tobacconists shop. There is a hole in his hand which may one have held a pipe.

Purchased 1975. Previously of the Charles G Shaw Collection of Tobacconists Figures.

Further Information

Medium:Carved and with polychrome painted detail on wood.
Material(s):Paint
Place of Origin:England

Dimensions

Height:76 cm
Width:25.7 cm
Depth:27 cm