A Washerwoman
Figure
ca. 1785-ca. 1815 (made)
ca. 1785-ca. 1815 (made)
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Figure of a washerwoman in white blouse with purple and yellow skirt, kneeling up against a washtub and washboard whilst scrubbing a white sheet.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Washerwoman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Earthenware figure of a washerwoman, by Les Islettes pottery factory, France, ca. 1785-ca. 1815 |
| Physical description | Figure of a washerwoman in white blouse with purple and yellow skirt, kneeling up against a washtub and washboard whilst scrubbing a white sheet. |
| 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 and then (late 1990s) as St. Clément or Les Islettes. For another of these figures and its companion attributed to Les Islettes see: Dorothée Guillemé Brulon, Strasbourg & Niderviller - Sources et rayonnement, Histoire de la Faïence Francaise, Paris, 1999, p. 133, where the pair are dated to the late 18th or early 19th century |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.575-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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