Figure

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

Figure of a shepherdess in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. She wears a yellow hat, purple bodice, white skirt diapered with 'Indian flowers', white apron hitched up on her left side. Her feet are bare. In front of her stands a lamb.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of a shepherdess in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Limbach porcelain factory, Thuringia, late 18th century.
Physical description
Figure of a shepherdess in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. She wears a yellow hat, purple bodice, white skirt diapered with 'Indian flowers', white apron hitched up on her left side. Her feet are bare. In front of her stands a lamb.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'LB' (In monogram in red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1617-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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