The Young Prince
Entry ID
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111 (07/02/2022)
Formal title of the work
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The Young Prince
Description of the sculpture
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Stoneware vessel-shaped sculpture with the head of a young man incorporated in the lid. The head is depicted with eyes shut and wearing a high cradle and a prominent white headdress.
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This vase is inspired by traditional African pottery and ancient Egyptian burial jars.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Other
Base
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No base
Dimensions
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Height: 21 cm
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Width: 18 cm
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Depth: ? cm
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Diameter: 23 cm
Materials
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Other
Specific techniques used
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Modelling
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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Male
Age
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Adolescent
Status
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Royal
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Uncertain
Clothing
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Other
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Wearing clothes – indigenous clothing
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Indeterminate
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Unfocussed/blank eyeballs
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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c. 1993
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Price history
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1994: £202.50 (£345.89 in 2021)
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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L.D7.1994.1.0
Provenance history
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1994: purchased by the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery from the City Gallery with the assistance of East Midlands Arts
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/928, . (no date) ‘The Young Prince’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 20, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/929
