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Shepherdess: C.3227-1928

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Current Location: In storage

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Shepherdess

Maker(s)

Factory: Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory

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Description

Glazed soft-paste porcelain.

Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and glazed; the unglazed underside is recessed, and has a large circular ventilation hole under the figure. The rectangular base has rococo scrolls around the edge and a tree stump at the back. The shepherdess sits on the stu p with her right leg crossed over her left, her right hand held up to the side, and her left rests on the edge of a basket of flowers on her left thigh. She wears a broad-brimmed hat with a bow on its right side, a high-necked chemise, a dress with a short sack back and an open skirt which reveals her petticoat at the front. A small lamb lies on top of the base on her left.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.1 cm
Width: 8.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, second quarter
George II
Production date: circa AD 1755

Note

This figure was accessioned as Marieburg (Sweden) and was reattributed to Longton Hall by Dr Bernard Watney.

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Visible Area composed of lead-glaze ( presumed lead-glaze)

Materials used in production

Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and lead-glazed
Lead-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3227-1928
Primary reference Number: 74538
Old object number: 3935

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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