Porcelain Figurine of Man Holding Black Hat in Colonial Dress

Ceramic

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Hand-painted porcelain figurine of a man holding a black hat from Japan.: Image of painted porcelain figurine of a man dressed in regency-wear and holding a black hat.
Hand-painted porcelain figurine of a man holding a black hat from Japan.

Image of painted porcelain figurine of a man dressed in regency-wear and holding a black hat.

Name/Title

Porcelain Figurine of Man Holding Black Hat in Colonial Dress

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000380

Description

Hand-painted porcelain figurine of a man in regency-wear holding a black hat. The New York Merchandise Company imported pieces from various unnamed manufactures in Japan. They were resold as from their Wales China brand and produced pieces from the 1960s-1970.

Context

The porcelain figurine belonged to the Jordans.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wales China

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia