Female Water Carrier
Entry ID
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85 (27/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Female Water Carrier
Description of the sculpture
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Terracotta statuette of a female carrying a water vessel. She is depicted barefoot wearing a coral coloured dress, a green head wrap and ornate gold jewellery.
This sculpture is in the style of Friedrich Goldscheider (Austrian, 1845–1897).
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: 72 cm
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Width: 21 cm
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Depth: 26 cm
Materials
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Clay kiln fired (Terracotta)
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Paint / pigment
Specific techniques used
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Modelling
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Polychromy
Overall colour
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Polychrome
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: generic/idealised type
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Female
Age
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Uncertain
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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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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‘Exotic’ costume/dress
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Earrings (often a single pearl)
Action or activity
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Working
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking upwards
Sculptural context
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Rural: Indigenous
Period of production
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Nineteenth century (1800-1899)
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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c. 1900
Date inferred from
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Inferred from stylistic features
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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JERSM/1973/276/2
Provenance history
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1973: donated to Jersey Heritage by a local individual as part of a much larger collection of various household objects referenced as 'a large collection of miscellaneous late Victorian and Edwardian household items'.
Associated with
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
Linked resources
Filter by property
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Male Water Carrier |
Associated with | E22 Man-Made Object |
‘Female Water Carrier’ (no date), Black People in European Sculpture, accessed June 2, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/733
