Description
Large flatback Staffordshire figure of a highland shepherd with his dog. circa 1880 He is wearing a blue tunic with green scarf around his neck and a tartan kilt and sporran with tartan socks he is holding his staff in one hand and stroking his dog in the other hand. His head has been detached but glued back. He is a luverly display piece even with the damage standing 15 1/2 inch tall 7 ich wide 4 inch deep
Staffordshire figures are a type of popular pottery figurine made inStaffordshire figures are a type of popular pottery figurine made in England from the 18th century onward. Many Staffordshire figures made from 1740 to 1900 were produced by small potteries and makers’ marks are generally absent. Most Victorian figures (1837 to 1900) were designed to stand on a shelf or mantlepiece and are therefore only modelled and decorated where visible from the front and sides. These are known as ‘flatbacks’. They were shaped either by press moulding or slip casting England from the 18th century onward. Many Staffordshire figures made from 1740 to 1900 were produced by small potteries and makers’ marks are generally absent. Most Victorian figures (1837 to 1900) were designed to stand on a shelf or mantlepiece and are therefore only modelled and decorated where visible from the front and sides. These are known as ‘flatbacks’. They were shaped either by press moulding or slip casting
