Figure Group
ca. 1745-1750 (made), 1745-1746 (modelled)
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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
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | C.932-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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