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Billy is posed standing with his hands in his pockets, wearing a clown costume painted red and white, with an impressed pattern of dots. The base is painted gold. The top of the base is carved and painted to resemble red leather.
Sir William Gray House
Hartlepool
Title
Billy Purvis (1784–1853)
Date
1850
Medium
wood
Measurements
H 22 x W 8.3 x D 6.4 cm
Accession number
HAPMG : 1962.2
Acquisition method
gifted
Work type
Sculpture
Normally on display at
Sir William Gray House
Clarence Road, Hartlepool, Tees Valley TS24 8BT England
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Carving from 'Tam o' Shanter'* National Trust for Scotland, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum -
Carving from 'Tam o' Shanter'* National Trust for Scotland, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum -
Carving from 'Tam o' Shanter'* National Trust for Scotland, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum -
Carving from 'Tam o' Shanter'* National Trust for Scotland, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum -
Billy Purvis (1784–1853) Sir William Gray House