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Adam: C.5-2013

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Adam

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Description

One of a pair of Chinese blanc de chine figures, Adam & Eve, porcelain, each figure standing partially draped on rocky plinths, early Qing Dynasty

One of a pair of Chinese blanc de chine figures, Adam & Eve, porcelain, each figure standing partially draped on rocky plinths, early Qing Dynasty

Notes

History note: Bought from Halls Fine Art, Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury SY4 3DR: 10 July 2013 (lot 92)

Legal notes

Purchased with the Alan Green Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 23 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2013-10-14) by Halls Fine Art

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Production date: circa AD 1660

Materials used in production

Porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.5-2013
Primary reference Number: 197388
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 9 October 2013 Updated: Tuesday 16 August 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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