Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure of a peasant woman with measures full of grain in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She wears a red fillet in her hair, yellow bodice, purple skirt flowered in green and carries a cylindrical measure with grain on her left hand. Over her left forearm hangs a cloth, and with her right hand she holds the measure. Her feet are bare. A measure stands behind her on a heap of stones.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Figure of a peasant woman with measures full of grain in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, modelled by Lejeune, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1765. |
Physical description | Figure of a peasant woman with measures full of grain in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She wears a red fillet in her hair, yellow bodice, purple skirt flowered in green and carries a cylindrical measure with grain on her left hand. Over her left forearm hangs a cloth, and with her right hand she holds the measure. Her feet are bare. A measure stands behind her on a heap of stones. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Interlaced 'C's' under a crown (In underglaze blue) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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Accession number | C.1614-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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