Hundreds of pottery factories were set up in Staffordshire during the Victorian period, many of them producing crude colourful figures, sold to decorate the more humble households. In a dark cottage in winter they must have seemed so bright and joyful, their colours brightening any room they were displayed, from kitchen to bed chamber.
 
A staffordshire figure of a lady with a tambourine.
 
In good condition.
 
Dimensions; 27.5cm high x 14cm wide