FDA-Sc.118-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-Sc.118-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
Edward Balston
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Wooden statuette of a male figure, wearing clerical dress, including a mortar board and neck bands, and carrying a book in his right hand
Comments
One of several of statuettes, made for display on the main staircase at Manor House boarding house. Edward Balston was a House Master at Manor House from 1846 to 1860. He later served as Head Master at Eton College.
Description
Content (person)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 567mm
width (actual size): 200mm
depth (base): 136mm
width (base): 150mm
width (actual size): 200mm
depth (base): 136mm
width (base): 150mm
Material
wood
Production
Date
c.1860
