The Tithe Pig
Figure Group
ca. 1765 (made)
ca. 1765 (made)
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Group representing 'The Tithe Pig', of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, comprising a farmer's wife offering her baby to a clergyman in payment of tithe, instead of a pig, which is held by her husband; they stand under the shadow of a flowering tree, and on the ground are a basket of eggs and applied flowers and foliage
Object details
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| Title | The Tithe Pig (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Group 'The Tithe Pig' in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, of a farmer's wife offering her baby to a clergyman in payment of tithe, instead of a pig which is held by her husband, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Group representing 'The Tithe Pig', of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, comprising a farmer's wife offering her baby to a clergyman in payment of tithe, instead of a pig, which is held by her husband; they stand under the shadow of a flowering tree, and on the ground are a basket of eggs and applied flowers and foliage |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Craenen, Brussels, for £4 in September 1882. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 304 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:203-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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