Figure
ca. 1820 (made)
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Figure of a shepherd and shepherdess in bone china painted in enamels and gilded. He stands with his right hand on his hip, the other being broken at the wrist. He wears a dark purple coat with lighter purple lining, vertically-striped knee-breeches and horizontally-striped waistcoat. A dog is at his right hand side.She stands upright in a wide-brimmed hat, a dark blue bodice over a white blouse, and a flowered skirt. She is placing a garland of flowers round the neck of the lamb at her left hand side. Both are supported on circular bases formed as a grassy mounds with rococo scrollowork, from which emerge clumps of 'bocage.'
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Pair of figures, of shepherd and shepherdess, bone china painted in enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, ca. 1820 |
| Physical description | Figure of a shepherd and shepherdess in bone china painted in enamels and gilded. He stands with his right hand on his hip, the other being broken at the wrist. He wears a dark purple coat with lighter purple lining, vertically-striped knee-breeches and horizontally-striped waistcoat. A dog is at his right hand side.She stands upright in a wide-brimmed hat, a dark blue bodice over a white blouse, and a flowered skirt. She is placing a garland of flowers round the neck of the lamb at her left hand side. Both are supported on circular bases formed as a grassy mounds with rococo scrollowork, from which emerge clumps of 'bocage.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No. 60' (Factory figure model number incised in base) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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| Accession number | CIRC.674&A-1919 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2010 |
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