Figure
mid 18th century (made), 1746 (modelled)
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Figure of a Dutch needlewoman, of hard-paste porcelain. Seated on a cushion, her work held on a small pillow on her lap. Painted with enamel colours and gilt: lavender knitted cap, pale yellow jacket, puce skirt, white apron with coloured and gilt Indian flowers, blue shoes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a Dutch needlewoman, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by J. J. Kändler and J. F. Eberlein, 1746, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, mid 18th century |
| Physical description | Figure of a Dutch needlewoman, of hard-paste porcelain. Seated on a cushion, her work held on a small pillow on her lap. Painted with enamel colours and gilt: lavender knitted cap, pale yellow jacket, puce skirt, white apron with coloured and gilt Indian flowers, blue shoes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (faint) (Factory mark in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| 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.988-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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