Figure
mid 18th century (made), ca. 1742 (modelled)
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Figure of an old woman with a hen, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing and holding hen in left arm to which she points with right hand. Flowered mound base. Painted with enamel colour, black and pale yellow bodice, red-brown apron, white headband, shirt and skirt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of an old women with a hen, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, modelled by J. J. Kändler about 1742, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, mid 18th century |
| Physical description | Figure of an old woman with a hen, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing and holding hen in left arm to which she points with right hand. Flowered mound base. Painted with enamel colour, black and pale yellow bodice, red-brown apron, white headband, shirt and skirt. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (faint) (Factory mark, in blue) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest |
| Object history | Fomerly in the collection of John James Mason (Christie, 23 May 1917). |
| 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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| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, B. Burlington Magazine, July 1918, p. 24. |
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| Accession number | C.671-1917 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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