Figure
ca. 1750-1752 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure in soft-paste porcelain of a lion seated on an oblong base with one paw raised and supported on a stump
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain of a lion seated on an oblong base with one paw raised and supported on a stump, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1750-1752 |
| Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain of a lion seated on an oblong base with one paw raised and supported on a stump |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair of figures of a lion 414:146-1885 (Sch. I 5); on this, however, see below. One lion was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from George, London, for £1 5 shillings in October 1878; the other was given to Lady Charlotte Schreiber by Augustus Wollaston Franks in September 1884 Acquired as Bow or Chelsea porcelain. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Anton Gabszewicz, Made at New Canton (English Ceramic Circle, 2000), cat. 93 |
| Other number | Sch. I 5A - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:146/A-1885 |
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| Record created | December 1, 2008 |
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