Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
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Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a shepherdess, standing and wearing a wide hat, gold-lace bodice diapered with small gold flowers, and a gold spotted skirt open in front to show a petticoat, also decorated in gold with small sprigs; with her left hand she holds up her apron full of flowers, and a bunch of them is in her right hand; at her feet on the irregularly-shaped base is a lamb lying down; the eyes and mouth of the shepherdess are indicated in black and red
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a shepherdess, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a shepherdess, standing and wearing a wide hat, gold-lace bodice diapered with small gold flowers, and a gold spotted skirt open in front to show a petticoat, also decorated in gold with small sprigs; with her left hand she holds up her apron full of flowers, and a bunch of them is in her right hand; at her feet on the irregularly-shaped base is a lamb lying down; the eyes and mouth of the shepherdess are indicated in black and red |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Eyers, London, for £1 in April 1868 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 746 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:736-1885 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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