Figure
ca. 1758-62 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a South American parrot perched with a fruit in its claws on the stump of a tree, which is supported on a three-footed base decorated with purple scrolls.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a South American parrot perched with a fruit in its claws on the stump of a tree, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1758-62 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a South American parrot perched with a fruit in its claws on the stump of a tree, which is supported on a three-footed base decorated with purple scrolls. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:227/A-1885 (Sch. I 67A) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Saunders' sale, Christie's, for £18 in May 1875. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. The pair was copied from parrots made at the Meissen factory and first modelled by J.J. Kändler in 1741 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bradshaw, Peter. Bow Porcelain Figures, circa 1748-1774. 1992, fig. 182 |
| Other number | Sch. I 67 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:227-1885 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2008 |
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