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Figure (Sheep (lamb))
Plymouth porcelain factory
1768-1770
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Plymouth porcelain factory (Artist)
Place of Origin
Plymouth; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1982.0166
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer
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Object Number
1982.0166
Object Name
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
Dimensions (inches)
2.559 (H) x 1.87 (D) x 3.866 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.5 (H) x 4.75 (D) x 9.82 (L)
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