1982.0166 Porcelain figure
  • 1982.0166 Porcelain figure
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Figure (Sheep (lamb))

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Plymouth porcelain factory (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1768-1770

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1982.0166


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1982.0166

Object Name

Figure (Sheep (lamb))

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer

Creator (Role)

Plymouth porcelain factory (Artist)
c. 1768-1770

Place of Origin

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1768-1770

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

2.559 (H) , 3.866 (L) , 1.87 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.5 (H) , 9.82 (L) , 4.75 (D)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Bradshaw, Peter. 1981 18th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795.
In an account of Plymouth figure from 1768- 70, Bradshaw lists: P25 "Ram standing beside a recumbent lamb"
[Book] Mackenna, F. Severne. 1946 Cookworthy's Plymouth and Bristol Porcelain.
Painted, unmarked figure of a Sheep on a rococo base, 3.5 in. long: pl. 44, facing p. 73