Figure
ca. 1755-1765 (made), ca. 1754 (modelled)
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Figure of a shepherdess, hard-paste porcelain. Seated on a rock and holding a posy of flowers in one hand, the other grasping a basket of flowers; a sheep lying at her feet. Rococo flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the costume yellow, puce and sea-green, white apron with coloured Indian flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a shepherdess, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by J. J. Kändler, about 1754, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1755-65 |
| Physical description | Figure of a shepherdess, hard-paste porcelain. Seated on a rock and holding a posy of flowers in one hand, the other grasping a basket of flowers; a sheep lying at her feet. Rococo flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the costume yellow, puce and sea-green, white apron with coloured Indian flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Object history | Companion figure of C.978-1919. |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.979-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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