Russit Butcher Bird
Figure
ca. 1749-1752 (made)
ca. 1749-1752 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a crested bird with a brown back, head and tail, yellow breast and reddish crest, perched on a tree stump with leaves
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Russit Butcher Bird (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a crested bird with a brown back, head and tail, yellow breast and reddish crest, perched on a tree stump with leaves, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1749-1752 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a crested bird with a brown back, head and tail, yellow breast and reddish crest, perched on a tree stump with leaves |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In relief, painted in red on an applied oval medallion.) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Copied from a Plate 54 in George Edwards Natural History of Uncommon Birds, London (1743-1747) Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Willson, London, for £5 in April 1877 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Adams, Elizabeth. Chelsea Porcelain, The British Museum Press, 2001, 2nd. edition. Illustrated fig. 6.3, 67p |
| Other number | Sch. I 144 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:216-1885 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2008 |
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