Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a shepherd standing beside a flowering tree stump on a rococo scrolled base decorated with applied flowers and foliage; he has a dog by his side, and hold flowers in his hand; he wears a wide-brimmed black hat, turquoise-blue coat, with a pink-lined yellow cloak thrown over it and a wallet slung across his left shoulder, a white shirt, red breeches, with sheepskin round the waist, and black shoes
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a shepherd standing beside a flowering tree stump with a dog by his side, Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a shepherd standing beside a flowering tree stump on a rococo scrolled base decorated with applied flowers and foliage; he has a dog by his side, and hold flowers in his hand; he wears a wide-brimmed black hat, turquoise-blue coat, with a pink-lined yellow cloak thrown over it and a wallet slung across his left shoulder, a white shirt, red breeches, with sheepskin round the waist, and black shoes |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In gold) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with shepherdess 414:194/A-1885 (Sch. I 199A) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Cavalle or Cavallo, London, for £20 in 1867 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 199 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:194-1885 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2008 |
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