figure of a shepherdess
Summary
Public: Figure of shepherdess, hard paste porcelain, enamel colours and floral decoration with gilt detail. Private: Figure of shepherdess, hard paste porcelain. The figure stands, looking to the right, holding a basket of flowers under her right arm and a staff under her left. On a circular base moulded with rococo scrolls and leaves, upon which are lying two sheep.Painted in blue, turquoise, mauve, pink, brown, black, leaf green, lemon yellow and iron red enamel colours, her dress decorated with stylized flowers (indianische Blumen), the details picked out in gilt.
Object Name
figure of a shepherdess
Creators Name
Date Created
c.1750 - 1755
accession number
1984.750
Collection Group
Place of creation
Meissen
Medium
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