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Shepherd Boy
Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Hard-paste porcelain figure of a shepherd boy. He is leaning against a tree stump and playing a recorder, with a recumbent dog at his feet. He wears a green hat, white jacket and shirt, puce breeches, and green shoes. There are applied flowers on the flat base
Dr F. R. Cowper-Reed Bequest
Height: 17.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Cowper-Reed, F.R., Dr
18th Century
1750
-
1755
Visible Surfaces
composed of
glaze
( clear)
Decoration
composed of
enamel
Accession number: EC.32-1946
Primary reference Number: 76949
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Shepherd Boy" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76949 Accessed: 2024-12-22 14:20:50
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University of Cambridge}}
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