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1770-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a girl with a lamb in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She stands barefoot on a rocky base with applied flowers, and holds the lamb in her arms. Beside her on the ground is a gilt urn.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a girl with a lamb in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly William Duesbury & Co., Derby Porcelain Factory, 1770-1784.
Physical description
Figure of a girl with a lamb in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She stands barefoot on a rocky base with applied flowers, and holds the lamb in her arms. Beside her on the ground is a gilt urn.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
A cross (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.256-1935.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Twitchett, John. Derby Porcelain. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. pl. 113.
Collection
Accession number
C.256A-1935

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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