Victorian Bronze Figurine
Entry ID
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75 (20/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Victorian Bronze Figurine
Description of the sculpture
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Bronze figurine wearing a cloak, hat and a skirt made of feathers or leaves. The figure is depicted carrying a quiver of arrows on his back. Created by the English School in the 19th century, this sculpture has a separate turned wood base.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Statuette
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height (figure): 7 cm
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Width (figure): 2.3 cm
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Depth (figure): ? cm
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Height (base): 4.3 cm
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Width (base): ? cm
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Depth (base): ? cm
Materials
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Bronze
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – black
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: generic/idealised type
Attributes
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quiver of arrows
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Uncertain
Age
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Adult
Status
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Uncertain
Clothing
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Wearing clothes – indigenous clothing
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Wearing clothes – ‘exotic’ clothing
Evidence of enslavement
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Uncertain
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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‘Exotic’ costume/dress
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Feathers
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Tobacco leaves
Action or activity
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Standing
Emotional state
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Indeterminate
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Place of production
Period of production
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Nineteenth century (1800-1899)
Date of Production
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c. 1800
Date inferred from
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Inferred from stylistic features
Original purpose
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Unknown
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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1909.376
Provenance history
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Gifted to the Manchester Art Gallery by G. Esdaile
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
‘Victorian Bronze Figurine’ (no date), Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/663
