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

Figure of earthenware painted with enamels of a female holding a cornucopia. She is draped in white robe with a flowered mantle over it and supported on a square moulded pedestal.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Figure of earthenware, Buen Retiro porcelain factory, Buen Retiro, late 18th century.
Physical description
Figure of earthenware painted with enamels of a female holding a cornucopia. She is draped in white robe with a flowered mantle over it and supported on a square moulded pedestal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.2cm
  • Base length: 6.7cm
  • Base width: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lys (In black)
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Figure
Earthenware
Mark: a fleur-de-lys, in black
SPAIN (BUEN RETIRO); late 18th century
893A-1875
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
893A-1875

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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