Woman’s Jacket

  • Titles Woman's Jacket (Descriptive)
  • Medium wool, straw
  • Credit Line Gift of Mr. Alan Heldman, 1980.475
  • Work Type jacket
  • Classification Costume

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Large cylindrical creamware mug with pointed loop handle, shape number 3810 by Keith Murray, covered with a creamy, matte white Moonstone glaze and decorated on one side with the bas relief portrait of George VI (1895-1952; reigned from 1937) facing right below a crown and on the opposite side the portrait of Queen Elizabeth facing left below a crown.
On a rectangular base the figure of a miner leaning slightly forward from the weight of a basket on his back designed to hold toothpicks (now missing), his left hand on his hip.
Covered urn of white jasper with green jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration, on round foot with overlapping acanthus leaves around the edge, the lower body with acanthus leaf motifs, the main body divided into four reserves with decorative lattice work in between, each reserve with an applied white classical vignette, including the Three Graces, Cupid as Oracle, a Sacrifice; and Nike and a Warrior, with a band of ivy leaves and ribbon just below the shoulder and with acanthus leaves around the neck and on the cover, with drop finial.
Elongated oval light blue jasper cameo with white relief of two women at altar part of the three graces, Aphrodite and Athena below a floral swag