Description
A Staffordshire Obadiah Sherratt pottery figure of Madam Vestris as the ‘Broom Girl’ .
Madam Eliza Vestris (1797-1856) was a famous actress and opera singer. This figure portrays her dressed in a Dutch costume in her role as the Broom Girl and had a great hit with the song ‘Buy a broom which she sang on stage in London 1826. She is standing on a green plinth with typical Sherratt colours of yellow and double painted red line around the base .
Circa: 1830.
Size: height 15cm, “6 inches”
Condition: Very good professional restoration through the legs and pedestal, neck, and tip of the two broom handles
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