Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
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Figure of a nun in soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded. She stands holding a book in her left hand. Irregular and slightly mounded base with applied flowers and scrolls painted in purple.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure of a nun in soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Figure of a nun in soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamel and gilded. She stands holding a book in her left hand. Irregular and slightly mounded base with applied flowers and scrolls painted in purple. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.649-1925. |
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| Accession number | C.649A-1925 |
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| Record created | January 4, 2010 |
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