Figure
ca. 1753-1755 (made)
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Figure of a nurse and child, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. She is seated suckling the child, who is swaddled in pale yellow with red bands; she wears a pale grey bodice, white cap, and pink skirt with flowered white apron. Square base with gilt scrolls on the front.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure of a nurse and child in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, probably modelled by J. Willems, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1753-1755. |
| Physical description | Figure of a nurse and child, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. She is seated suckling the child, who is swaddled in pale yellow with red bands; she wears a pale grey bodice, white cap, and pink skirt with flowered white apron. Square base with gilt scrolls on the front. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | From the Dr. J. T. Langley Collection. |
| Production | The figure was copied from a French pottery model made at Avon by Berthélémy de Blénod |
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| Accession number | C.29-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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