Figure
ca. 1756-1760 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a scops owl on a pedestal, perched with a smaller bird grasped in its claws; the pedestal (which is separately formed) has a shaped front and sides and is decorated with scrollwork in relief and small panels painted with landscapes
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a scops owl on a pedestal, perched with a smaller bird grasped in its claws, the pedestal has a shaped front and sides, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1756-60 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a scops owl on a pedestal, perched with a smaller bird grasped in its claws; the pedestal (which is separately formed) has a shaped front and sides and is decorated with scrollwork in relief and small panels painted with landscapes |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:225-1885 (Sch. I 150). Previously attributed to Longton Hall. The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Heigham, London, for £3 3 shillings in August 1868. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. Reattributed to Longton Hall by Bernard Watney, 1957. |
| Production | Previously attributed to Longton Hall |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watney, B. Longton Hall Porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1957. 38 p, note 1.
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| Other number | Sch. I 150A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:225/A-1885 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2008 |
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