Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
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Figure of an actress in Oriental costume in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. She stands by a tree stump and is wearing a yellow trousered-garment, over which is a long flowered white coat with black buttons, red shoes and a high-crowned red headdress which reaches her back and shoulders. Circular mounded base with applied flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of an actress in Oriental costume in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Figure of an actress in Oriental costume in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. She stands by a tree stump and is wearing a yellow trousered-garment, over which is a long flowered white coat with black buttons, red shoes and a high-crowned red headdress which reaches her back and shoulders. Circular mounded base with applied flowers. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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| Accession number | C.662-1925 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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