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Figure Group

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

Figure group of a woman with a dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with colours. She stands holding a dog. She wears a high crowned pale buff hat, brown bodice with full white sleeves, white skirt striped with yellow and spotted with blue rosettes, and yellow shoes. Irregular rock base.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with colours
Brief description
Figure group of a woman with a dog in soft-paste porcelain, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, middle of 18th century.
Physical description
Figure group of a woman with a dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with colours. She stands holding a dog. She wears a high crowned pale buff hat, brown bodice with full white sleeves, white skirt striped with yellow and spotted with blue rosettes, and yellow shoes. Irregular rock base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Woman with a Dog
Porcelain
Probably after a model by P. Giordano
ITALY (CAPODIMONTE); middle of 18th century
Gift of Mr W.A.J. Floersheim
C.159-1931
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by Mr W.A.J. Floersheim
Object history
Probably after a model by P. Giordano.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.159-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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