| Title: | 1965T6194 Tobacconist's Figure - Turk |
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| Description: |
1965T6194 Tobacconist's Figure - Turk, 1750-1850 Pinto Collection - Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965. This figure was made to sit on the counter of a tobacconist shop (originally holding a pipe, but this is missing). It was used to advertise Turkish tobacco which became popular in the UK in the mid nineteenth century, as a result of the Crimean war. Sadly, most shop figures are unsigned, but it is widely believed that the craftsmen who made figures like these, were also responsible for large sculptural work such as ships' figureheads and fairground animals. |
| Keywords: |
19th Century, 18th Century, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Wood, Pinto Collection, Plasterwork, Shop, Carved, Smoking, Gesso |
| Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
| Height: | 72 |
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| Width: | 22 |
| Depth: | 22 |
| Unit: | cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965. |
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