Soldier
Wm Britain
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Lead
Measurements
85 mm (width); 75 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664494
Summary
A set of ten lead soldiers on horseback. Five of the horses are painted black and five are dark brown with black manes and tails. Two of the black horses are tailless. The Arabs on the black horses are dressed in cream tunics with a red sash and a flowing green cloak with red band around the head. Four of them carry a brown and silver rifle in their right hand. The arm and rifle is separate on the fifth soldier. Four of the soldiers on the brown horses have cream tunics with a yellow sash and red cloaks and with a yellow band around the head. They carry rifles on their right hands. The other soldier on a brown horse wears a cream tunic with a red sash and a blue cloak lined with yellow. His head band is green. In his right hand he holds a silver coloured scimitar. All the soldiers have brown painted shoes and their right arms are movable from the shoulders. All the horses’ hind quarters have splits in them. Total number of items is 11.
Makers and roles
Wm Britain , maker