America
Figure
1768-1770 (made)
1768-1770 (made)
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Figure, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a Native American woman, emblematic of America, from the Four Continents, standing on a rococo scrolled base; she wears a head-dress of feathers and a flowered pink drapery thrown round her over a feather girdle, and she takes an arrow with her right hand from a quiver on her back, and her left hand is raised to hold a bow, and at her left side is a tree stump with skins hung upon it, and a prairie-dog is at the base.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | America (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a Native American woman, emblematic of America, from the Four Continents, standing on a rococo scrolled base, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, 1768-1770. |
| Physical description | Figure, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a Native American woman, emblematic of America, from the Four Continents, standing on a rococo scrolled base; she wears a head-dress of feathers and a flowered pink drapery thrown round her over a feather girdle, and she takes an arrow with her right hand from a quiver on her back, and her left hand is raised to hold a bow, and at her left side is a tree stump with skins hung upon it, and a prairie-dog is at the base. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The figure is inspired by the antique Greek statue of Artemis, known as the Diane Chasseressein the Louvre, Paris Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Carter, London, for £6 in October 1869. In her Journals (vol. I, p. 57) she recorded 'Now, curiously enough, having ransacked the Continent for months and found no hard-paste English, the first thing we find in England is the coveted article. Carter had a fine Plymouth figure of America, which he called Chelsea, and which we bought for £6.' |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Sch. I 696 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:684-1885 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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