Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
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Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a pheasant perched on a tree stump with applied flowers and leaves; the crest is red and yellow, the back of the neck is brown and blue, the breast and tail is red, the back is yellow, and the wings are blue, brown and black
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a pheasant perched on a tree stump with applied flowers and leaves, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a pheasant perched on a tree stump with applied flowers and leaves; the crest is red and yellow, the back of the neck is brown and blue, the breast and tail is red, the back is yellow, and the wings are blue, brown and black |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:704/A-1885 (Sch. I 708A) Lady Charlotte Schreiber bought these two birds from Wareham, London, for £10 15 shillings in June 1870 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 708 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:704-1885 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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