Figure
early 19th century (made)
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Figure in porcelain painted in colours and gilded. A girl stands barefoot with a lamb in her arms on a round base with a border of gilt rococo scrollwork. She wears a crimson bodice and a dark blue skirt with a pattern of flowers in gold. A tree-stump serves as a support for the figure.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in colours and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure in porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Figure in porcelain painted in colours and gilded. A girl stands barefoot with a lamb in her arms on a round base with a border of gilt rococo scrollwork. She wears a crimson bodice and a dark blue skirt with a pattern of flowers in gold. A tree-stump serves as a support for the figure. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.2592-1910, known as the 'French shepherds'. |
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| Accession number | C.2591-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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