Figure Group
ca. 1800 (made)
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Figure group in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a tailor's wife mounted on a goat and she holds one of its horn. She has a child at her breast and two others slung in a basket over her shoulder. Two baskets full of provisions are hung before her on the neck of the goat, which is followed by a kid. They stand on a rococo scrolled base, and are picked out with gilding. Her shoes black and her hat is yellow.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a tailor's wife mounted on a goat, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1800. |
| Physical description | Figure group in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a tailor's wife mounted on a goat and she holds one of its horn. She has a child at her breast and two others slung in a basket over her shoulder. Two baskets full of provisions are hung before her on the neck of the goat, which is followed by a kid. They stand on a rococo scrolled base, and are picked out with gilding. Her shoes black and her hat is yellow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No. 62' (Incised) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.284-1935. Adapted from a Meissen figure modelled by Johann Friedrich Eberlein in 1740s. |
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| Accession number | C.284A-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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