A Milkmaid
Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of a milkmaid in white dress and bonnet with blue apron, standing next to a cream coloured ceramic milk can.
Object details
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| Title | A Milkmaid (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Figure of a milkmaid standing next to a ceramic milk can, by Saint Clément pottery factory, France, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Figure of a milkmaid in white dress and bonnet with blue apron, standing next to a cream coloured ceramic milk can. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Gift |
| Production | Acquired as Strasburg, 2nd half of the 18th century; examined in 1931 by Hans Haug, Director of the Strasburg Museum, who suggested the figure was probably made at St. Clément or Les Islettes; relabelled as St. Clément. |
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| Accession number | C.573-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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