Figure
ca. 1747 (made)
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Figure of a sheep lying down, of hard-paste porcelain. Reclining, head turned right, contemporary French ormolu mount in rococo style. Painted naturalistically with enamel colours. Light brown markings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours, with ormolu mount |
| Brief description | Figure of a sheep lying down, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamel colours, with French ormolu mount, probably modelled by Peter Reinicke, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1747 |
| Physical description | Figure of a sheep lying down, of hard-paste porcelain. Reclining, head turned right, contemporary French ormolu mount in rococo style. Painted naturalistically with enamel colours. Light brown markings. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| 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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| Other number | 179 - catalogue number |
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| Accession number | 833-1882 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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