2003.0013.108 Figure (hen and chicks)
  • 2003.0013.108 Figure (hen and chicks)
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Figure group (Bird (hen and chicks, chickens))

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Bow Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1750-1760

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Slip-cast, Molded, Painted, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    2003.0013.108


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2003.0013.108

Object Name

Figure group (Bird (hen and chicks, chickens))

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Mrs. Helen Shumway Mayer

Creator (Role)

Bow Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)
c. 1747-c. 1776

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1750-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Demi-lune white adhesive label, printed in blue "GUARANTEED/ GENUINE/ ALBERT AMORE"
2. Label; Underside; Small round adhesive red label
3. Mark; Underside; Hand-painted in puce near the firing hole, "2"

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Slip-cast, Molded, Painted, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

4.055 (H) , 2.717 (W) , 3.346 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.3 (H) , 6.9 (W) , 8.5 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Adams, Elizabeth Bryding & Redstone, David. 1981 Bow Porcelain.
Similar cock and hen figure illustrated: no. 131, p. 200-201.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
Chelsea porcelain free-standing cockerel and separate hen and chicks: pp. 90-91, no. 85, c. 1758.