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Object 14 of 120 found on display in the Images of Brighton Gallery
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 Female Figure
Martha Gunn

Brighton, England
19th Century


Plaster
h125 x w60 x dp35 mm
Local History (Pav968)
On display at Brighton Museum,
Images of Brighton Gallery
Introduction

This is a plaster profile figure of the dipper, Martha Gunn, standing with her hands on her hips and wearing a blue coat, dress and hat. The duty of the dipper was to vigorously plunge the sea bather into and out of the sea. Martha Gunn dipped from around 1750 - 1814. The figure was made in the 19th century.



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