A Man and woman

Figure Group
ca. 1756-1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group of white soft-paste porcelain of a man and woman.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.9cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.9-1920

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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