Parrot
Category
Ceramics
Date
1760
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
180 mm (H)
Place of origin
Stratford-le-Bow
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1440265
Summary
[Destroyed in the fire of 2015] Bow figure of a parrot of the green African variety, eating a nut, perched on a tree stump applied with flowers and scroll base, the bird's body brilliantly coloured in lime green, pink, blue and puce with a lilac breast and claws.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust in 1968 by Mrs Hannah Gubbay
Marks and inscriptions
Large T impressed on base.