A Goldfinch perching on a Tree Trunk Bird looking to the Left
Factory:
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Gouyn, Charles
(Probably)
Decorator:
Duesbury, William
(Perhaps)
Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in purplish-blue, green, yellow, orange, dark pink, red, and black enamels.
Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in purplish-blue, green, yellow, orange, dark pink, red, and black enamels. The underside is unglazed and has a large circular ventilation hole in the centre. The tree trunk rises from a shallow five-sided base. It has a root visible at the back, and near the top, a broken off branch. The top divides into two branches. One of the bird's legs is between the branches, and the other rests on the one at the front. Its head is turned sharply to its left. Its plumage is painted in purplish-blue, green, yellow, red, and black. The tree trunk is decorated on the back with two small sprays of red flowers and leaves, a minute pink sprig at the bottom on the front, a large five-petalled dark pink flower with four leaves above that, and on the back, a large dark pink rose on a spray.
History note: Unknown before donor; Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson
Height: 15.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1950-09) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1749
CE
-
1759
CE
This bird belongs to the group of figures known as 'Girl-in-a-Swing' figures after the subject of one of the models. It was attributed to Derby when published in 1931, and was reattributed to Chelsea in 1960 by Lane and Charleston, see Documentation, 1962. Documentary evidence found in France suggests strongly that the group was produced by Charles Gouyn, whose address from 1735 to 1783 was at the Turk's Head, Bennet Street, St James's, London.
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( purplish-blue, green, yellow, orange, dark pink, red, and black)
Base
Width 6.6 cm
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Slip-casting
: Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in purplish-blue, green, yellow, orange, dark pink, red, and black enamels.
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.96-1950
Primary reference Number: 48029
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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