Lady playing a mandoline
Figure
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
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Figure of a shepherdess playing a mandoline or lute in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. She is seated on a mound from which grows clumps of 'bocage' and has a lamb at her side. She wears a short-sleeved pink bodice a white garment, yellow over-skirt, flowered dress, and a turquoise turban or scarf with jewelled clasp. The base is modelled as rococo scrolls.
Object details
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| Title | Lady playing a mandoline (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure of a lady playing a mandoline or lute, pair with man playing bagpipes, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765-1770 |
| Physical description | Figure of a shepherdess playing a mandoline or lute in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. She is seated on a mound from which grows clumps of 'bocage' and has a lamb at her side. She wears a short-sleeved pink bodice a white garment, yellow over-skirt, flowered dress, and a turquoise turban or scarf with jewelled clasp. The base is modelled as rococo scrolls. |
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| Production | Acquired as Chelsea-Derby, ca. 1775. For a Bloor-period version see Circ.671A-1919 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.553-1912 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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