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Statuette

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Statuette in biscuit porcelain of an old woman in a ruff. She stands with the skirt of her dress held up in her left hand and looking with an angry expression over her left shoulder. On a circular plinth.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain
Brief description
Statuette in biscuit porcelain of a woman in a ruff, possibly modelled by Michele Giordano, Naples Royal Porcelain Factory, Naples, late 18th century.
Physical description
Statuette in biscuit porcelain of an old woman in a ruff. She stands with the skirt of her dress held up in her left hand and looking with an angry expression over her left shoulder. On a circular plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Width: 7.3cm
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Woman in a Ruff
Biscuit porcelain
Modelled by P. Giordano
ITALY (NAPLES); late 18th century
Gift of Mr J.H. Fitzhenry
C.598-1909
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.598-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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