Group
ca. 1770 (made)
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Figure group, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of two boys feeding a goat, supported on a pedestal with symmetrical rococo scrolled feet; one of the boys is sitting on a rock with a basket of flowers under his right arm, and the other reclines beside the rock; between them they hold a long garland of flowers, with which they are feeding a goat standing to the right of the rock; both boys are wearing a wreath of flowers on their head and loose drapery thrown about them
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure group, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of two boys feeding a goat, supported on a pedestal with symmetrical rococo scrolled feet, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Figure group, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of two boys feeding a goat, supported on a pedestal with symmetrical rococo scrolled feet; one of the boys is sitting on a rock with a basket of flowers under his right arm, and the other reclines beside the rock; between them they hold a long garland of flowers, with which they are feeding a goat standing to the right of the rock; both boys are wearing a wreath of flowers on their head and loose drapery thrown about them |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Browne, London, for £15 in March 1873 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 702 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:693-1885 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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