Figure
ca. 1749-1752 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, of an duck standing on the stump of a tree preening its feathers.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
Brief description | Figure, in porcelain painted with enamels, of a duck standing on the stump of a tree preening its feathers, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1749-1752 |
Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, of an duck standing on the stump of a tree preening its feathers. |
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Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In relief on an applied oval medallion.) |
Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | One of a pair with 414:217/A-1885 (Sch. I 145A) One bird was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Baldwin's sale, Forster's, for £2 10 shillings in May 1876 and the other from Willson, London, for £6 in April 1877. Based on the 'Little Black and White Duck', Pl 100, Edwards, The Natural History of Uncommon Birds. |
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Other number | Sch. I 145 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:217-1885 |
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Record created | December 16, 2008 |
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