Figure
Category
Models
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plaster
Place of origin
India
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851476.1
Summary
Painted figure, clay, India, late 19th or early 20th century, modelled as a tailor (darzi/darji), seated and working on a garment. One of a set of twenty. This figure is one of many such clay models produced in various cities in India including Lucknow, Krishnagar, Calcutta and Pune for sale to tourists.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.