Colman's Starch Girl

The early 19th Century saw a great shortage of wheat and its use in the manufacture of starch was prohibited. By the early 1840s Colmans of Norwich – most famous for its mustard – had developed a rice starch and it was an instant success – being a great improvement on the wheat and maize starch that had been used in the past.

• Height approx 8 inches.

• Individually numbered and presented in a special gift box with Limited Edition Certificate

• Each figure is individually numbered and comes in a special gift box with a certificate providing historical background information.

• Low edition size - each figurine is being produced in a Limited Edition of just 400.

• Each figure is hand made and decorated in the UK in Stoke-on-Trent.

• Price £168

• Available from July