Figure group (Shepherd and dog (bocage))

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    William Duesbury & Co. (Maker)

    Derby Porcelain Works (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1760-1765

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Enameled, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    2015.0019.002


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2015.0019.002

Object Name

Figure group (Shepherd and dog (bocage))

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of William F. Parker

Creator (Role)

William Duesbury & Co. (Maker)

Derby Porcelain Works (Maker)
c.1750-1848

Place of Origin

Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1765

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Enameled, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

9.134 (H) , 5.512 (L) , 3.74 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.2 (H) , 14 (L) , 9.5 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Bradshaw, Peter. 1981 18th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795.
Variant model of Derby soft paste porcelain shepherdess: p. 197, pl. 109 (center), c. 1760, noting the model is after a Meissen prototype.
[Book] Bradshaw, Peter. 1990 Derby Porcelain Figures 1750- 1848.
Similar (same?) models of with different painted details: p. 69 and p. 70, no. 55 D17, "known as The Dresden Shepherds"
[Article] Twichett, John. 2009 Derby PorcelainFigures the first hundred years c. 1748-1848. Derby Porcelain International Society. 6: 36-44.
Similar (same?) models of figures on rounded mound bases: p. 38, pl. 2a-b, Gallant and Lady in guise of a Shepherd and Shepherdess, William Duesbury, Derby, 1760-65