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Peacock figurine with bulbous body painted in shades of green, blue and brown overglaze; resting on tree stump and branch painted green. Legs and talons painted blue. Peacock tilted forward, tail spread and raised with head turned to side.
figurines
earthenware
Earthenware
Majolica
Peacock
Overglazed
Figurine, Bird
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
Southern Europe
20 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.310
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