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Figure

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a boy with a dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He stands barefoot on a rocky base with applied flowers. The boy supports the dog on his right knee.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a boy with a dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Figure of a boy with a dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He stands barefoot on a rocky base with applied flowers. The boy supports the dog on his right knee.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Possibly the number 7 and a cross
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.256A-1935.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Twitchett, John. Derby Porcelain. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. pl. 113.
Collection
Accession number
C.256-1935

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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