King Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia, King of Italy (1820-1878) on Horseback
Staffordshire Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1864
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
374 mm (H)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 341754
Summary
Ceramic, Staffordshire, King Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia, King of Italy (1820-1878) on Horseback. Full-length Staffordshire figure of Victor Emmanuel II on a horse, facing right, in kepi tunic, cloak over both shoulders and trousers. Left hand holds the reins on the horse's neck; right hand on back of saddle.
Provenance
part of collection built up by Thomas Balston (d.1967). He wrote about the collection in Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Age, 1958.
Marks and inscriptions
VICTOR EMMANUEL (transfer black caps.)
Makers and roles
Staffordshire Pottery, potter