Sportswoman with Partridge
Factory: Derby Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain figure of a sportswoman holding a partridge, standing in front of a tree stump, painted in enamels and gilded
Soft-paste porcelain figure of a sportswoman holding a partridge, slip-cast, lead-glazed, and painted onglaze in a little blue, turquoise, green, yelllow, flesh pink, purple, red, brown, and black enamels, and gilt. The unglazed underside has a large round central ventilation hole, and three patch marks. The mound base has at the back a tree trunk with a branch and leaves on the viewer's left, and a root at bottom right. There are three groups of applied leaves on the front of the base. The sportswoman stands on her left leg with her right slightly advanced. She holds a partridge (?) on her left hand, and with her right supports a gun which rests on its butt beside her. She has brown hair and eyes, pink cheeks, and red lips. She wears a round hat with a red brim and two white feathers at the front; a pink jacket with yellow collar, cuffs, and lining, gold buttons, and edges, and a matching skirt hitched up to show a petticoat scattered with red and blue flowers and purple leaves, and edged with gold. Her black shoes each have a red flower on top. A turquoise bag is suspended behind her back by a black strap over her left shoulder.
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 15 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, second half#
George III
Circa
1770
-
1775
This figure is a companion to the Sportsman C.96-1932
Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, turquoise, green, yelllow, flesh pink, purple, red, brown, and black) gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Slip-casting
: Soft-paste porcelain,slip-cast, lead-glazed, and painted onglaze in a little blue, turquoise, green, yelllow, flesh pink, purple, red, brown, and black enamels, and gilt. The unglazed underside has a large round central ventilation hole, and three patch marks
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.97-1932
Primary reference Number: 43507
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) "Sportswoman with Partridge" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/43507 Accessed: 2024-11-25 10:08:18
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/43507
|title=Sportswoman with Partridge
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 10:08:18|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-43507
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...