Figure
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
earthenware
Measurements
100 mm (H); 50 mm (W)
Place of origin
India
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 285572.1
Summary
Brightly painted figure, clay, India, 19th or early 20th century, representing a tailor, seated and working on a piece of cloth. Handwritten text on a label around the base identifies the figure's occupation (darzi or darji). One of six similar figures. This figure is one of many such 19th century clay models produced in various cities in India including Lucknow, Krishnagar, Calcutta and Pune. They were made by Indian manufacturers for sale to Europeans, in response to European interest in categorising Indian people and society.
Marks and inscriptions
Handwritten around base: Dirzi - Tailor