Group
ca. 1753-1754 (made)
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Flower-holder, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, formed as two boys struggling with a large fish; the boys wear pink drapery, and the group is supported on a rocky base on which are applied flowers and foliage
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Flower-holder, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, formed as two boys struggling with a large fish, Chelsea Porcelain Factory, ca. 1753-1754 |
| Physical description | Flower-holder, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, formed as two boys struggling with a large fish; the boys wear pink drapery, and the group is supported on a rocky base on which are applied flowers and foliage |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Aked [??], London, for £9 in September 1882 |
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| Bibliographic reference | J. V. G. Mallet, 'Two Children and a Fish', French Porcelain Society Journal, Vol. 1, 2003, pp. 131-47, and fig. 9 |
| Other number | Sch. I 824 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:175-1885 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2009 |
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