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Pigeon on a Rock: C.15-1932

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

Pigeon on a Rock

Maker(s)

Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory

Entities

Categories

Description

Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, figure of a PIgeon on a Rock, press-moulded with hand-modelled details, painted over lead-glaze in polychrome enamels.

Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, figure of a PIgeon on a Rock, press-moulded with hand-modelled details, painted over lead-glaze in blue, yellowish green, green, yellow, dark pink, purplish-brown, brown enamels and a little black enamel. The hollow base is glazed and is open all the way up and into the bird's body. Two-thirds of the way up there is a ridge where the lower section and the upper were joined together. The lower third of the base is circular with swirling rococo scrolls and rocaille frilling in high relief, over which are applied stems of applied flowers and leaves. The rounded upper third is applied with larger flowers and leaves. The pigeon perches on the top, grasping the surface with its claws and leaning forward. Its plumage is painted in purplish-brown and brown on a white ground, and it has paler brown legs, and black claws and pupils. The scrolls are picked out in dark pink, and the flowers are yellow, blue, and dark pink, with pink or yellow centres.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson

Measurements and weight

Height: 19.4 cm
Length: 27.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Stratford-le-Bow ⪼ Essex ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1932-05-10) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
George II
Production date: circa AD 1755

Note

The old catalogue slip stated that the model was 'After a Meissen original'.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( blue, yellowish green, green, yellow, dark pink, purplish-brown, brown enamels and a little black)
Details

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
presumed phosphatic Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded with hand-modelled details, painted over lead-glaze in polychrome enamels
Lead-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.15-1932
Primary reference Number: 41756
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 13 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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