Figure and Pedestal
ca. 1756-60 (made)
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Figure of Britannia and its pedestal of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, slightly gilded and moulded.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded |
| Brief description | Figure of Britannia and its pedestal of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, slightly gilded and moulded, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1756-60 |
| Physical description | Figure of Britannia and its pedestal of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, slightly gilded and moulded. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Since the pedestal bears the Prussian Eagle, the statuette was probably made about the time of the British alliance with Frederick the Great in 1756 Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mrs Haliburton, Richmond, for £30 in March 1871. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
| Production | Previously attributed to Longton Hall |
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| Bibliographic reference | 'Schreiber collection: catalogue of English porcelain, eartheware, enamels, &c.: collected by Charles Schreiber, Esq., M.P., and the Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Schreiber and presented to the South Kensington Museum in 1884', (London: HMSO, 1885), p.2 |
| Other number | Sch. I 436&A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:4/&A-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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