Creator(s): Samson Porcelain (Maker)
On view in: Breakfast Room
About this object
Man (.1) and woman (.2), each seated on a rock with one leg raised in mid-air, each wearing a light green brimmed hat, each holding a spray of blue flowers, each on an irregular base with gold rococo scrolls. The man wears a light yellow tunic with scattered purple leaves, purple pants and white shoes with yellow ribbons. Seated at his left is a white dog with black spots. The woman wears a bright yellow bodice white skirt with scattered flowers, purple shoes with green bows. At her right a seated white sheep.
- Made from:
- Hard paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- ca. 1905
- Size:
- 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.211.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK Both marked at the lower back: crossed swords in underglaze blue; an impressed mold number underneath G386? 387?
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973