Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
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Figure of a sportswoman, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels. She is standing, wearing a pink coat with blue collar and green cuffs, flowered skirt and black hat. She holds a falcon in her left hand and a staff (broken) in her right; at her feet is a crouching dog. Low mound base with applied flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of a sportswoman, one of a pair, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, Bow Porcelain Factory, London, about 1755 |
| Physical description | Figure of a sportswoman, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels. She is standing, wearing a pink coat with blue collar and green cuffs, flowered skirt and black hat. She holds a falcon in her left hand and a staff (broken) in her right; at her feet is a crouching dog. Low mound base with applied flowers. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | London, Amor, 1927. [C.75&A-1938] From Meissen originals. See the catalogue of the sale of the Rüttgers and Sönhsen collections at Munich, Oct. 24-29, 1927, Lot 27, p. 5, pl. 3. |
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| Accession number | C.75A-1938 |
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| Record created | September 28, 2009 |
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