Saturday, March 16, 2013

Figure of the Day: Samson and the Lion, 1860



Samson and the Lion
Staffordshire Group, circa 1860
The Victoria & Albert Museum



Painted with enamel colors, this Staffordshire figure group of a lion tamer may depict Samson forcing open the jaws of a lion. Made circa 1860, this molded lead-glazed earthenware flat-back was just one of many popular scenes produced by the Staffordshire factory.

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