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The Rural Lovers

Bowl
ca. 1780-1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a landscape with milkmaid and a man adapted from a painting by Thomas Gainsborough entitiled 'The Rural Lovers', on the other side a cow in a meadow. At the interior bottom, a formal flower.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Rural Lovers (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bowl, soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a design adapted from a painting by Thomas Gainsborough entitled 'The Rural Lovers', made in England (Liverpool), ca. 1780-85
Physical description
Bowl of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a landscape with milkmaid and a man adapted from a painting by Thomas Gainsborough entitiled 'The Rural Lovers', on the other side a cow in a meadow. At the interior bottom, a formal flower.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.677-1924

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Record createdMay 15, 2009
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