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Man and woman seated on a bank
Factory: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain group of a man and woman seated on a bank.
Soft-paste porcelain moulded, with hand-modelled parts, and hollow underneath, covered with a clear creamy-white glaze. The interior is unglazed and has several firing cracks inside the figures.The figures sit on a bank with a tree stump between their shoulders. The woman, on the right, wears a cap with 'ears' at the front a decolleté dress with the skirt lifted up over her knees to reveal the petticoat. She holds a posy in her right hand and a large flower in her left. The man, on the left, wears a broad-brimmed hat, a ruffle round his neck, a coat, and baggy breeches, stockings and shoes. He has a basket of flowers on his right knee and a flower in each hand, and leans slightly towards the woman.
History note: Purchased from J.M. Botibol, 28 Hanway Street, London.
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 13 cm
Width: 14 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1948) by Botibol, J.M.
18th Century, Mid
Louis XV
Circa
1740
CE
-
1750
CE
Parts
presumed lead-glaze
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, with hand-modelled parts, lead-glazed; hollow underneath
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.8-1948
Primary reference Number: 82115
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Man and woman seated on a bank" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/82115 Accessed: 2025-04-23 15:33:43
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