Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a standing woman, symbolising Europe, in the garb of Minerva supporting a shield charged with a red cross. A breastplate is on the ground by her side. Figure stands on a high openwork base with four scrolled supports. At the back is a flowering bush.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a standing woman, symbolising Europe, in the garb of Minerva, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a standing woman, symbolising Europe, in the garb of Minerva supporting a shield charged with a red cross. A breastplate is on the ground by her side. Figure stands on a high openwork base with four scrolled supports. At the back is a flowering bush. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | From a set of the Four Continents. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Anton Gabszewicz, Bow Porcelain: the Collection formed by Geoffrey Freeman. (1982), cat. 239 |
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| Accession number | C.174-1935 |
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| Record created | June 17, 2009 |
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