Figure
ca. 1759-1769 (made)
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Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a shepherdess standing beside a flowering tree stump on a rococo scrolled base decorated with applied flowers and foliage; she has a lamb by her side, and holds a rose in her right hand and a basket of flowers under her left arm; she wears a hat with feathers, loose red drapery over her left shoulder, a crimson bodice, white apron, and turquoise-blue skirt caught up by her right hand so as to display a flowered petticoat, and red shoes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a shepherdess standing beside a flowering tree stump with a lamb by her side, Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1759-1769 |
| Physical description | Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a shepherdess standing beside a flowering tree stump on a rococo scrolled base decorated with applied flowers and foliage; she has a lamb by her side, and holds a rose in her right hand and a basket of flowers under her left arm; she wears a hat with feathers, loose red drapery over her left shoulder, a crimson bodice, white apron, and turquoise-blue skirt caught up by her right hand so as to display a flowered petticoat, and red shoes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In gold) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with shepherd 414:194-1885 (Sch. I 199) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Cavalle or Cavallo, London, for £20 in 1867 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 199A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:194/A-1885 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2008 |
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