Figure
ca. 1753-1757 (made)
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Figure of a farmer holding a bird's nest, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gilt. He is standing, holding the nest in his right hand, wearing a long coat diapered with pink flowers, blue breeches and black hat; his right arm rests on an overturned red pot on a tree stump; at his feet is a bird; mound base with applied flowers and rococo scrolls picked out in red and gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a farmer, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gilt, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, about 1753-57 |
| Physical description | Figure of a farmer holding a bird's nest, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gilt. He is standing, holding the nest in his right hand, wearing a long coat diapered with pink flowers, blue breeches and black hat; his right arm rests on an overturned red pot on a tree stump; at his feet is a bird; mound base with applied flowers and rococo scrolls picked out in red and gold. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | London, Stoner & Evans, 1933. From the William Bemrose Collection. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bemrose, W. Longton Hall porcelain. London: Bemrose and sons ltd., 1906, pl. XXXIII, fig. 3, p. 60. |
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| Accession number | C.110-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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