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Woman holding a Basket
Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone-ash, figure of an African woman holding a Basket, press-moulded, hand-modelled, and painted over lead-glaze in polychrome enamels.
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone-ash, figure of an African woman holding a Basket, press-moulded, hand-modelled, and painted over lead-glaze in blue, green, yellow, pink, dark pink, orange, and black enamels. The underside is partly glazed, and has a central ventilation hole; the underside of the feet are unglazed. The square base has a scrolled edge and four scroll and rock feet, angled so that one foot is at centre front. She stands on her right foot with her left relaxed behind her. Her head is turned to her right, and she holds up her right hand to her headdress. Over her left arm she has a basket of eggs (?). On each side of her right foot there is an applied flower and leaves. Her face, neck and hands are glossy black. She wears a tall yellow headdress which falls down to her shoulders at the back; a white long sleeved dress, the skirt of which is scattered with orange and blue flowers and leaves, and a long pink coat with short sleeves, a blue collar and lining, black buttons as far as the waist, and an orange belt. Her shoes are black with blue bows. Her basket is pale yellow. One flower on the base is blue and one orange. The scrolls are picked out in dark pink and the rocky areas of the two front feet are green and yellow.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 18 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, Mid#
George II
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1760
This figure was derived from a Meissen model by Peter Reinicke.
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( blue, green, yellow, pink, dark pink, orange, and black)
Across Feet
Width 9.6 cm
Details
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain containing bone-ash, press-moulded, hand-modelled, and painted over lead-glaze in polychrome enamels
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: circular with black printed border with reserved lettering
Accession number: C.16-1932
Primary reference Number: 41763
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) "Woman holding a Basket" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/41763 Accessed: 2024-12-18 17:47:44
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