A Man and woman
Figure Group
ca. 1756-1758 (made)
ca. 1756-1758 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure group of white soft-paste porcelain of a man and woman.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Man and woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure group of a man and woman, probably by Orléans porcelain factory, France, about 1756-1758. |
| Physical description | Figure group of white soft-paste porcelain of a man and woman. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'FS' (Incised) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Production | Acquired as probably Saint-Cloud; reattributed to Rue de Charonne or Mennecy. For the attribution of these figures to Orléans see A. Dawson, French Porcelain: A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, 1994, cat. 199. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.9-1920 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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