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| Harpy Burslem Factory, Staffordshire 1780-1790 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
Here’s a nifty Staffordshire figure. Not the usual happy scene or elegant portrait, this lead-glazed earthenware figurine depicts a harpy seated on a four-lobed oval base.
With the head of a lady and a bird’s wings and tail, she’s got the body of a lion. And just to make sure that she’s fancy enough for you, her tail is also a whistle! Well, well…that’s handy. She was made between 1780 and 1790 at the Burslem Factory in Staffordshire.
4 comments:
I think I saw this woman working at the DMV. She made me cry!
There are just so many things that come to mind about the image of an old harpy who has a whistling butt. But, in the gentle spirit of the Belle Epoche, one must just forbear.
She's related to Marge Simpson, Darcy.
Thank you for your restraint, Dashwood.
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