Group

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a boy and girl milking a goat. The goat is being milked into a pail by the girl kneeling on the ground to the right. Standing on a rocky base with grass, a small boy holds the horns of the goat.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamel
Brief description
Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a boy and girl milking a goat, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, ca. 1770
Physical description
Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a boy and girl milking a goat. The goat is being milked into a pail by the girl kneeling on the ground to the right. Standing on a rocky base with grass, a small boy holds the horns of the goat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A wheel (In underglaze blue)
  • '41 / N50' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.52-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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