Figure / man / element / Fire

Description

Earthenware figure of a man lighting a stick by means of a magnifying glass, emblematic of Fire, painted in enamel colours: English, Staffordshire, c. 1800

Museum reference

A.1972.179

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Figure / man / element / Fire

Production information

Staffordshire, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1800

Materials

Earthenware

Physical description

Earthenware, painted in enamel colours

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Figure / man / element / Fire

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