Figure
ca. 1760-1765 (made)
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Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a girl holding up a bird. Her right arm is extended and holds out her apron containing a bird's nest with three chicks. She steps forward onto her left foot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a girl holding up a bird, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, ca. 1760-1765 |
| Physical description | Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a girl holding up a bird. Her right arm is extended and holds out her apron containing a bird's nest with three chicks. She steps forward onto her left foot. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss D.E. White, in memory of Pauline and Frank Taussig and Mary Kupfer |
| Production | Possibly inspired by the series Enfant Boucher manufactured at Sèvres in biscuit in the 1750s. |
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| Accession number | C.15-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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