Object number
M.51.10
Title
Figure of Julius Caesar
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Size
ht: 26.5 cm
Description
Glazed, earthenware, Staffordshire pottery figure of a batsman. Clean shaven and is holding a wide paddles shaped bat. Wearing orange cap and white shirt with red dots and dashes. Blue jacket draped to side. Plain, flat back. Maker’s mark on base ‘J’.
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Pair of Staffordshire pottery figures
George Parr and Julius Caesar
c.1860
These popular pottery figures depict two of the famous All England cricketers who played on the first overseas tour. Parr (the bowler) and Caesar (the batsman) are shown in the polka dot shirts which the team popularised
Purchased, 1951
Legacy of E Rockley Wilson 1957
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