A Shepherdess
Figure
ca. 1780s (made)
ca. 1780s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of a naked shepherdess with a lamb at her feet, biscuit porcelain; the companion to 385-1874
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Shepherdess (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure of a shepherdess, biscuit porcelain, modelling attributed to Charles-Gabriel Lemire, Niderviller pottery and porcelain factory, France, about 1780-1790 |
| Physical description | Figure of a naked shepherdess with a lamb at her feet, biscuit porcelain; the companion to 385-1874 |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'NIDERVILLER' (impressed) |
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| Object history | Purchased from the Barker Collection Acquisition type: Purchase |
| Production | 'Probably from a model by Lemire' according to a note in the register (ie Charles-Gabriel Sauvage, known as Lemire, 1741-1827, who left Luneville sometime before 1779 and subsequently worked at Niderviller). |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | 385-1874 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 386-1874 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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