Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
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Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a shepherd standing on a high base moulded with rococo scrollwork and with applied flowers in relief on the top; he wears a black hat with red ribbons, a dull pink coat over a flowered white waistcoat, striped knee-breeches, white stockings, and red-laced black shoes; he is in a striding attitude and playing the bagpipes; a tree-stump is at his side
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a shepherd with bagpipes and standing on a high base, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a shepherd standing on a high base moulded with rococo scrollwork and with applied flowers in relief on the top; he wears a black hat with red ribbons, a dull pink coat over a flowered white waistcoat, striped knee-breeches, white stockings, and red-laced black shoes; he is in a striding attitude and playing the bagpipes; a tree-stump is at his side |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:733/A-1885 (Sch. I 732A) These two figures were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Walker, Bath, for £105 in January 1873. They may not have been made as a pair, as one has gilding and the other does not. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 732 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:733-1885 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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