Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
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Figure of a woman, represented Spring, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She stands with a basket of flowers over her right arm. She wears a green jacket trimmed with gold, a flowered skirt partly raised by her left hand, blue shoes, and a lilac hat with a blue band fastened at the neck with blue ribbon. Irregular flat base with applied flowers and leaves.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Figure of a woman, representing Spring, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755 |
Physical description | Figure of a woman, represented Spring, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She stands with a basket of flowers over her right arm. She wears a green jacket trimmed with gold, a flowered skirt partly raised by her left hand, blue shoes, and a lilac hat with a blue band fastened at the neck with blue ribbon. Irregular flat base with applied flowers and leaves. |
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Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
Object history | For a later version of this figure on a scrolled base, see C.657-1925 |
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Bibliographic reference | Bradshaw, Peter. Bow Porcelain Figures, circa 1748-1774. 1992, fig. 128 |
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Accession number | C.656-1925 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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