Antique Scottish pottery figure of a fisher woman 1835

Reference: 4383

Dated: c. 1835 Musselburgh Scotland

A fine antique period Scottish pottery figure of a fisherwoman with a back creel (woven wicker basket)at her feet filled with fish. The creels were loaded with fish that the men had caught while line fishing, and the fishwives took them to sell inland and to places like Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, and other towns. The Newhaven fisher women were known for their striking beauty and shrewd and confident dealing.

Dimensions: 8.25 inch high

Medium: pottery pearlware pottery

Current Condition Good restoration hands, professional and invisible

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