Group

ca. 1756-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted in blue of two boys feeding a goat. One of the boys is sitting on a rock with a goat before him. On the ground to his right is the other boy reclining with his right hand raised towards a bunch of flowers which his companion is holding in his right arm. Rococo scrolled base with applied flowers.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast and with applied work, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted in blue of two boys feeding a goat, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1756-60
Physical description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted in blue of two boys feeding a goat. One of the boys is sitting on a rock with a goat before him. On the ground to his right is the other boy reclining with his right hand raised towards a bunch of flowers which his companion is holding in his right arm. Rococo scrolled base with applied flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
This is from a group of soft-paste porcelain figure models that were also made in hard-paste porcelain at Plymouth. Previously attributed to Longton Hall
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.709-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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