Collection Item: Ornament

Basic info

Collection
Social History
Object name
Ornament
Object category
Community life
Object subcategory
Religious and cultural traditions
Description
Figure of a blessing parson made from a painted vertebra from a horse or bullock. The parson has a very realistic polychrome face.
Production date start
1730
Production date end
1840
Period
Victorian
Georgian

More info

Identification

Object number
YORCM : AA3987
Alternative number
1961.78?
Number of objects
1
Classification code
2.45
1.111
Classification scheme
SHIC
SHIC
ID
45002149

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Vertebra (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole height 14.2 cm
Whole width 13.1 cm
Whole depth 10.0 cm