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ca. 1750-1760 (made), ca 1760-1770 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a dancer, soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded. She is standing, wearing a turquoise-blue bodice holding out her pink and gold flowered skirt with both hands; pink underskirt with gold fringe. Square base with the corners cut off, painted with flowers and foliage.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a dancer in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel and gilded, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, made ca. 1750-1760, probably decorated ca. 1760-1770 by an outside enameller.
Physical description
Figure of a dancer, soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded. She is standing, wearing a turquoise-blue bodice holding out her pink and gold flowered skirt with both hands; pink underskirt with gold fringe. Square base with the corners cut off, painted with flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot
Object history
Bournemouth, Mrs. W.D. Dickson, 1932.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.108-1938

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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