'Old Age' statue, Staffordshire, England, 1801-1830

Pottery statue, entitled "Old Age" depicting a man on crutches

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Pottery statue, entitled "Old Age" depicting a man on crutches
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pottery statue, entitled "Old Age" depicting a man on crutches, Staffordshire, 1800-1830.

Old age and infirmity is represented by this elderly man hunched over a walking stick and supported by a crutch. Old age or elderliness was not necessarily perceived in terms of age but physical condition. The pottery statue was made in Staffordshire, England, a centre of ceramic-making called the Potteries. It was bought at auction in October 1918.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A21425
Materials:
ceramic
Measurements:
overall: 240 mm x 72 mm x 70 mm, .54kg
type:
figurine
credit:
Fosters