Ceramic
c.1840 (Made)
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Glazed porcelain figurine of Jenny Lind (1820-1887) as Marie in La Fille du Régiment, standing on a large decorative white base, the front of which is decorated with a bouquet of flowers and magenta corner decoration, and on the back of which is inscribed under-glaze 'La fille du regiment Jenny Lind'. She wears a grey feathered cap, a tight-fitting blue jacket with ochre epaulettes, and an ankle-length ochre skirt. A yellow drum is suspended from a strap around her waist, and she holds a drum stick in each hand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed porcelain |
| Brief description | Glazed porcelain figurine of Jenny Lind, 'the Swedish nightingale' (1820-1887) as Marie in La Fille du Régiment, Paris porcelain c.1840-1850. |
| Physical description | Glazed porcelain figurine of Jenny Lind (1820-1887) as Marie in La Fille du Régiment, standing on a large decorative white base, the front of which is decorated with a bouquet of flowers and magenta corner decoration, and on the back of which is inscribed under-glaze 'La fille du regiment Jenny Lind'. She wears a grey feathered cap, a tight-fitting blue jacket with ochre epaulettes, and an ankle-length ochre skirt. A yellow drum is suspended from a strap around her waist, and she holds a drum stick in each hand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | La Fille du regiment Jenny Lind (In black under-glaze on back of the base) |
| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
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| Accession number | S.1002-1996 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2005 |
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