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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