Figure of a Shepherdess

Manufacturer Chelsea (London, England, founded c.1745)

Date1760 - 1765

Object NameFigure

Mediumporcelain

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall: Height: 23.6 cm
Base: Width: 10.3 cm

AcquisitionCochrane Collection, presented in 1995 with assistance from the National Art Collections Fund.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS024580

Keywords

Decorative

About MeThis finely painted figure is a copy of examples made at Meissen, Germany. In 1751, arrangements were made to borrow pieces from a Meissen service to serve as models at the Chelsea porcelain factory. Wearing a superbly detailed costume, this figure has gathered an apron full of individually modelled blooms.

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A pretty porcelain shepherdess, with one arm outstretched, a blossoming basket of superbly detailed flowers gathered in her apron, decorated in coloured enamels with scrolls picked out in gilt.