Blue Bow Mudlarked Pendant

Historical Information
Type: Porcelain Figure Head (Child with Bow)
Materials: Glazed Porcelain with Overglaze Enamel
Date: 1890-1920
Likely Origin: German Thuringia or France
Find Location: Woodbridge - Suffolk
Extra Information:

This porcelain head comes from a small decorative figure popular
in late Victorian and Edwardian homes. European porcelain factories -especially in Germany's Thuringia region-produced vast
quantities of sentimental ornaments depicting children, often
shown with neat hair, ribbons, and gentle expressions. These
affordable "fancy goods" were displayed on mantelpieces, bedroom
dressers and parlour shelves, reflecting the era's love of domestic
charm and childhood innocence. The style of this head is typical of
the period: smooth moulded hair, softly rounded cheeks, delicate
painted features, and a bright enamelled blue bow. Such bows were a fashionable motif symbolising neatness and purity, and cobalt blue was widely used because it fired cleanly and vividly. Figures of this kind were cherished as sweet, decorative accents in ordinary households. Because they were fragile, these ornaments often broke and were thrown out with everyday domestic waste. This piece is a charming reminder of everyday decorative life in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.