America
Figure
ca. 1780 (made)
ca. 1780 (made)
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Figure of America, from a set of Continents, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enames and gilded. The figure of a little girl stoands on a circular mound, formed by pierced scrollwork. She wears a loin cloth on which are feathers and has the attributes of America's indigenous, Aboriginal peoples. She is wearing a head-dress of feathers and holds a bow in one hand and two arrows in the other. She stands with one foot on a caiman, a reptile resembling a crocodile, found in central America. The side of the mound is inscribed AMERICA, in gilding.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure of America from a set of the Four Quarters of the Globe (see also C.19,20 & 21-1985), enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Figure of America, from a set of Continents, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enames and gilded. The figure of a little girl stoands on a circular mound, formed by pierced scrollwork. She wears a loin cloth on which are feathers and has the attributes of America's indigenous, Aboriginal peoples. She is wearing a head-dress of feathers and holds a bow in one hand and two arrows in the other. She stands with one foot on a caiman, a reptile resembling a crocodile, found in central America. The side of the mound is inscribed AMERICA, in gilding. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '17' and 'N' (Painted in brown enamel on the base) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by R. E. Jerome, Esq. |
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| Accession number | C.18-1985 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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