Taste
Figure
ca. 1752-55 (made)
ca. 1752-55 (made)
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Figure in glazed soft-paste porcelain of a lady seated and holding a basket of fruit on her knee, and her right hand is raised towards her lips.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed soft-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure from The Five Senses, in glazed soft-paste porcelain of a lady, representing Touch, seated and holding a basket of fruit on her knee, and her right hand is raised towards her lips, Derby porcelain factory, Derby, ca. 1752-1755 |
| Physical description | Figure in glazed soft-paste porcelain of a lady seated and holding a basket of fruit on her knee, and her right hand is raised towards her lips. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Morgan, London, for £2 in April 1868. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 286 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:141-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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