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Boy on Turkey
Figure of a boy riding a turkey, earthenware with wooden plinth, the base rectangular with bevelled edge, the figure with a rectangular base with notched corners, the turkey in animated, striding pose with head raised and tail feathers erect, standing on a grassy knoll with flowers and mushrooms, the bird being ridden by a naked boy who is controlling the turkey using a scarf tied around its neck; the figure is enamelled in bright colours, the boy with grey-green hair and the turkey excecuted in vibrant pink, blue and purple with underfeathers highlighted in black.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32086
Creation/Production
Parr, Harry
Date: 1926
Acquisition
Purchase, 4/5/1926
Measurements
Height
(cm): 29.8
Height
(in): 11
Length
(cm): 16.7
Length
(in): 6
Depth
(cm): 13
Depth
(in): 5
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
wood
Location
In store
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