A very fine and desirable large portrait figure depicting the famed Crimean-era nurse Florence Nightingale.
This very elegant and striking figure depicts Florence Nightingale standing next to a column on which books are piled. The figure is sparsely decorated but with liberal application of gilt to highlight textures and movement, and a fabulous blue-eyed face. The figure’s title - ‘MISS NIGHTINGALE’ - is written in raised gilt capitals on the base.
Figures of Nightingale were produced following the Crimean War as she became a celebrated reformer of the vital nursing profession. These figures were produced even into the 19th century, and dating individual examples can be difficult. Based on the quality of gilt and the style of the face it seems reasonable to date this figure quite close to the end of the war.
The figure is in excellent original condition with only some very light age-related wear.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 99, fig. 235
Height: 14”
Date: c. 1860
A very fine and desirable large portrait figure depicting the famed Crimean-era nurse Florence Nightingale.
This very elegant and striking figure depicts Florence Nightingale standing next to a column on which books are piled. The figure is sparsely decorated but with liberal application of gilt to highlight textures and movement, and a fabulous blue-eyed face. The figure’s title - ‘MISS NIGHTINGALE’ - is written in raised gilt capitals on the base.
Figures of Nightingale were produced following the Crimean War as she became a celebrated reformer of the vital nursing profession. These figures were produced even into the 19th century, and dating individual examples can be difficult. Based on the quality of gilt and the style of the face it seems reasonable to date this figure quite close to the end of the war.
The figure is in excellent original condition with only some very light age-related wear.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 99, fig. 235
Height: 14”
Date: c. 1860
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