Female figurehead
Polychrome and gilded waist-length female bust figurehead, from an unknown vessel. The figure may be a portrait and is in a low-cut blue evening gown, with a white panel at the beast, a gold belt and gold necklace. The hair is dressed in ringlets over the ears, with gold hair clips. The dress style is about 1828 and suggests British origin.
Object Details
| ID: | FHD0051 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Figureheads |
| Type: | Figurehead |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1830 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Valhalla Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 584 mm x 394 mm x 229 mm |
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