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ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in soft-paste porcelain of a pheasant standing on a rocky base with applied flowers and foliage.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
White glazed soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain of a pheasant standing on a rocky base with applied flowers and foliage, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain of a pheasant standing on a rocky base with applied flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.4cm
  • Length: 20cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Brookes, London, for £2 10 shillings in April 1868
Acquired as Bow or Chelsea porcelain.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 7 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:149-1885

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Record createdDecember 1, 2008
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