Group

ca. 1750-52 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Group of birds in white soft-paste porcelain. On a crudely modelled tree sits two birds facing each other; at the base of the tree on one side a snail, on the other an animal resembling a pug or a dog. A large branch has been broken off.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Group of birds in a tree, soft-paste porcelain, Longton Hall, Staffordshire, ca. 1750-52
Physical description
Group of birds in white soft-paste porcelain. On a crudely modelled tree sits two birds facing each other; at the base of the tree on one side a snail, on the other an animal resembling a pug or a dog. A large branch has been broken off.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18cm
Height converted from imperial
Collection
Accession number
C.33-1959

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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