Parrot
ca. 1741 (made)
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Long tailed parrot of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, with a yellow beak, his head, body and wings painted in bands of green, purple, blue, yellow and red enamels, his tail in blue. Perched with feet either side of a branched stump with three-part leaves with serrated edges painted green. The stump mounted on a rocky base with patches of green moss and leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Long-tailed parrot, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamel colours, modelled by J.J. Kändler, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1741. |
| Physical description | Long tailed parrot of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, with a yellow beak, his head, body and wings painted in bands of green, purple, blue, yellow and red enamels, his tail in blue. Perched with feet either side of a branched stump with three-part leaves with serrated edges painted green. The stump mounted on a rocky base with patches of green moss and leaves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '26' (Impressed (Indistinct)) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs O. J. Finney in memory of Oswald James Finney |
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| Accession number | C.3-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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