Woman in Oriental Dress
Figure
ca. 1755-ca. 1760 (made)
ca. 1755-ca. 1760 (made)
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Place of origin |
Porcelain standing figure of a woman in oriental dress, stuck onto a later base of cream-coloured earthenware.
Object details
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Title | Woman in Oriental Dress (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain with earthenware base |
Brief description | Porcelain figure of a woman in oriental dress on later earthenware base, probably by Mennecy porcelain factory, France, ca. 1755-ca. 1760. |
Physical description | Porcelain standing figure of a woman in oriental dress, stuck onto a later base of cream-coloured earthenware. |
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Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
Production | Acquired as Italian (Vinovo); reattributed to 'French (probably Mennecy)'. In 1916 the scrollowork foot, which may have been added in Italy in the late 18th-century, was removed to see if the figure was marked and then reattached. In 1951 the Antique Porcelain Company exhibited an enamelled example of this figure with her male companion. Both were of soft-paste (Vinovo is hard) and were enamelled in a style consistent with the attribution to Mennecy. |
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Accession number | C.315-1916 |
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Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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