Figure Group

ca. 1745-1750 (made), 1745-1746 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group of pastoral gallant couple, of hard-paste porcelain. Seated shepherdess playing a lute near a tree; a standing shepherd offers her forget-me-nots; a sheep lies at his feet. Irregular, flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the woman's dress white with coloured Indian flowers; the man with white coat, puce breeches, black tricorn hat and shoes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Figure group of pastoral gallant couple, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by J. J. Kändler, 1745-6, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, about 1745-50
Physical description
Figure group of pastoral gallant couple, of hard-paste porcelain. Seated shepherdess playing a lute near a tree; a standing shepherd offers her forget-me-nots; a sheep lies at his feet. Irregular, flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the woman's dress white with coloured Indian flowers; the man with white coat, puce breeches, black tricorn hat and shoes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.4cm
  • Length: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords (Factory mark in underglaze blue, behind base)
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.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.932-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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