A Greenwich and Chelsea Pensioner
A painted plaster model of a Greenwich and a Chelsea Pensioner, seated on the ground, on a wooden base, and which originally had a now missing glass cover. The Chelsea man is bald, toothless, is missing both his right arm and leg. He wears a red jacket and black breeches and holds a clay pipe in his left hand. The Greenwich pensioner is missing both his legs and his left arm, and is also toothless. He wears a cocked hat, shirt and black breeches. This item was presented to the Museum on 28 November 1935 by a Mrs Roberts apparently with the information that the model was 'Taken from the life, by my uncle'.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0526 |
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Type: | Model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | Before 1869? |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 180 mm x 285 mm x 175 mm |
Parts: | A Greenwich and Chelsea Pensioner |
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