Inventarnummer
M.49.9a
Titel
Figure of a Cricketer
Hersteller
Material
Umfang
height: 24 cm
Beschreibung
Iridescent, pale pink figure of a youth with curly hair. Wearing a wide brimmed hat, waistcoat, jacket and knee britches with laced shoes. Holding a cricket ball in right hand, while the left rests on a cricket bat. Evidence of gold, hand painted highlights.
Figure of a Boy Cricketer, c 1870
Height 9”
Purchased from Drury and Drury
Beleek is porcellaneous ware and produced in Ireland. Belleek is perhaps a better spelling, though both are in use. The factory started in 1857 and it was extremely successful. Felspar (Feldspar?) is used in the content to an amount of about 75%
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