Figure Group
ca. 1770 (made)
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Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Two lovers are presented as gardeners sitting beneath the stump of a tree. The woman wears a white dress with gilt edges, and an apron which she holds in her right hand and is full of flowers. By her left foot is a watering-can. The man is seated on her right with his arm round her waist. A flower is in his right hand and a spade is between his legs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, probably modelled by J.J. Louis, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Two lovers are presented as gardeners sitting beneath the stump of a tree. The woman wears a white dress with gilt edges, and an apron which she holds in her right hand and is full of flowers. By her left foot is a watering-can. The man is seated on her right with his arm round her waist. A flower is in his right hand and a spade is between his legs. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Two intersecting 'C's (In underglaze blue, for Charles, Duke of Würtemberg, the patron of the factory) |
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| Accession number | C.94-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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