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Boy Riding a Tortoise

Sculptor: Portsmouth, Percy Herbert, RSA · 1874-1953

A design for a garden ornament possibly a fountain, one of several which Portsmouth executed and exhibited in the early 1930s.

For a slightly larger version of similar composition see RSA 2025.0016

Object data

Date	c.1933 - c.1935
Accession	2025.0015
Type	Sculpture Plaster
Materials	Medium Plaster
Dimensions	15.5cm x 8cm x 12.5cm
Acquisition	Gift Stanley, Halina

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