Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
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Figure of a nurse and child in porcelain painted with enamels. She is shown seated and sucking the child. She wears a white bodice and cap, pink skirt and flowered apron, and black shoes. The child is swaddled in pale yellow with pale red bands. Square flat base with gilt scrollwork on the front.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of a nurse and child in porcelain painted with enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Figure of a nurse and child in porcelain painted with enamels. She is shown seated and sucking the child. She wears a white bodice and cap, pink skirt and flowered apron, and black shoes. The child is swaddled in pale yellow with pale red bands. Square flat base with gilt scrollwork on the front. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In red) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst |
| Object history | After a bronze by Bartélémy de Blénod. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.210-1940 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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