Figure
ca. 1750-1755 (made), ca. 1750 (modelled)
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Figure of a shepherdess with a birdcage, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing figure holding an opened and empty birdcage and a crook. At her feet two lying sheep. From the high rococo scrolled rocky base a tree springs to the left. Painted with enamel colours and gilt. The costume white with forget-me-nots, sea-green and black, pale yellow and puce with deep puce and gold Indian flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a shepherdess with a birdcage, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, probably modelled by J. J. Kändler, about 1750, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750-55 |
| Physical description | Figure of a shepherdess with a birdcage, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing figure holding an opened and empty birdcage and a crook. At her feet two lying sheep. From the high rococo scrolled rocky base a tree springs to the left. Painted with enamel colours and gilt. The costume white with forget-me-nots, sea-green and black, pale yellow and puce with deep puce and gold Indian flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (traces) (Factory mark in blue, behind base) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr W. A. J. Floersheim |
| 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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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, Pl. LIV (a), coloured frontispiece and p. 123. |
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| Accession number | C.146-1931 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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