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Figure

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a peasant woman with a basket in porcelain painted with enamels. She stands and wears a white-sleeved bodice, pink skirt, brown apron and yellow hat, and her left arm is on her hip, and her right elbow rests on a basket which is placed on a pedestal. Rectangular flat plinth.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of a peasant woman with a basket in porcelain painted with enamels, Zürich faience and porcelain factory, Zürich, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Figure of a peasant woman with a basket in porcelain painted with enamels. She stands and wears a white-sleeved bodice, pink skirt, brown apron and yellow hat, and her left arm is on her hip, and her right elbow rests on a basket which is placed on a pedestal. Rectangular flat plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Z' (In underglaze blue)
  • 'C.2 . B' (Incised)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.561-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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