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Description: | A complete but broken lead alloy figurine dating to the early-modern period, and probably the Victorian era c. AD 1800-1900. The figurine is of a girl or young woman, standing with both arms bent in towards the chest and head turned slightly towards the left shoulder, possibly in a dance pose. The girl is wearing Dutch traditional dress, consisting of a long (sometimes striped) skirt under a black apron, with a black blouse (a 'kletje') and a bib-type panel under the neck (a 'kraplap'). The lace cap has flared sides. the one surviving shoe is quite big and chunky which suggests she is probably wearing clogs. The left foot is missing however iron corrosion around the stump of the foot may indicate it was mounted on something made from iron, possibly a stand. The figurine has been damaged by the plough and the skirt has been ripped open, revealing that the object is hollow cast. It is likely that this figurine was once painted to reflect the colours of Dutch national dress, however no trace of this survives.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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