Shepherdess
Figure
ca. 1760-1765 (made)
ca. 1760-1765 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of a shepherdess in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. She stands holding a cloth bearing flowers in her hands and with a lamb at her feet. She stands on an elaborate rococo scrolled base and wears a turquoise and yellow lined jacket over a bodice and flowered dress. Behind her a tree-stump with 'bocage.'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Shepherdess (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure of a Shepherdess, pair with Shepherd, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1760-1765 |
| Physical description | Figure of a shepherdess in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. She stands holding a cloth bearing flowers in her hands and with a lamb at her feet. She stands on an elaborate rococo scrolled base and wears a turquoise and yellow lined jacket over a bodice and flowered dress. Behind her a tree-stump with 'bocage.' |
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| Credit line | Alfred Williams Hearn Bequest |
| Production | See CIRC.133-1931. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | CIRC.133-1931 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.134-1931 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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