Figure
ca. 1755-1760 (made)
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Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of an abbess or nun seated reading. She wears a white habit with black, crimson-lined, and gilt-edged cowl and black scapular. She reads a blue-covered book inscribed on the open pages with 'VANITAS VANITATUM'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of an abbess or nun seated reading, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755-1760. |
| Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of an abbess or nun seated reading. She wears a white habit with black, crimson-lined, and gilt-edged cowl and black scapular. She reads a blue-covered book inscribed on the open pages with 'VANITAS VANITATUM'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'VANITAS VANITATUM' (Inscribed in the book) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | For another of this model, see 2282-1901 |
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| Accession number | C.171-1935 |
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| Record created | June 17, 2009 |
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