Group
ca. 1785 (made)
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Figure group of peasants in hard-paste white porcelain. Man and woman in sporting clothes. The man stands behind a tree-trunk, supporting a gun with his right hand. The woman sits on a rock with a gun laid on her lap, caressing a hound. Behind them is a naked boy.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure group of peasants in hard-paste porcelain, Le Nove porcelain factory, Nove, ca. 1785. |
| Physical description | Figure group of peasants in hard-paste white porcelain. Man and woman in sporting clothes. The man stands behind a tree-trunk, supporting a gun with his right hand. The woman sits on a rock with a gun laid on her lap, caressing a hound. Behind them is a naked boy. |
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| Gallery label | Figure Group of Peasants
Porcelain
ITALY (LE NOVE); about 1785
Gift of Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Alien)
C.161-1922
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen) |
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| Accession number | C.161-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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