An appealing figure depicting the characters Uncle Tom and Eva from the abolitionist novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852).
Smiling Uncle Tom sits on a naturalistic stump with his right foot on a bale of hay. Little Eva stands on his right leg, placing a garland of flowers around Uncle Tom’s neck.
The figure is nicely modelled with good textures on clothing. It is conservatively coloured with subtle gilt details and elegant splashes of colour to highlight the details of the flowers in Eva’s hand and around Uncle Tom’s neck.
The figure is in very good condition with no structural damage. There are some small spots of flaking (Uncle Tom’s hands and shoes) and some kiln soot in the glaze, as well as a few small, stable firing flaws (please see images), but aside from this the figure is excellent.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 300, fig. 1090
Height: 9.75”
Date: c. 1850s / 60s
An appealing figure depicting the characters Uncle Tom and Eva from the abolitionist novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852).
Smiling Uncle Tom sits on a naturalistic stump with his right foot on a bale of hay. Little Eva stands on his right leg, placing a garland of flowers around Uncle Tom’s neck.
The figure is nicely modelled with good textures on clothing. It is conservatively coloured with subtle gilt details and elegant splashes of colour to highlight the details of the flowers in Eva’s hand and around Uncle Tom’s neck.
The figure is in very good condition with no structural damage. There are some small spots of flaking (Uncle Tom’s hands and shoes) and some kiln soot in the glaze, as well as a few small, stable firing flaws (please see images), but aside from this the figure is excellent.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 300, fig. 1090
Height: 9.75”
Date: c. 1850s / 60s
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