Creator(s): Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall
About this object
The statuette shows a young woman standing. She is holding in her right hand the end of her apron which is filled with flowers. There is a brown basket filled with flowers under her left hand. Her left hand also supports the apron edge. She is wearing flowers in her upswept hair, with a bow around her neck, a white blouse with four blue bows, a low cut yellow bodice, a white apron, and a pink skirt with two bands of green leaves. She is bare foot. There is a white support under her skirt. She stands on a round white base decorated with rococo scrolls touched with gold.
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Meissen, Germany
- Date made:
- ca. 1750
- Size:
- 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.101
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK at back of base in underglaze blue: crossed swords for Meissen; incised on bottom: letter P (workman's mark)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973