FIGURINE OF A WOMAN (ONE OF TWO)

Creator(s):

On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall

About this object

The statuette represents a young woman. She is standing and her right arm is resting on the open lid of a rectangular empty tan wicker basket. This rests on a leaf and flower covered pedestal. She wears a pink bodice and overskirt, a white apron and white underskirt with purple and orange flowers. On the rococo base are flowers and leaves in relief and scrolls touched with red and pale blue. A white dog with brown spots sits at the base of the pedestal.

Object name:

FIGURINE OF A WOMAN (ONE OF TWO)

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Derby, England

Date made:

ca. 1765

Size:

21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

26.106.2

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK underneath: patch marks, red Z

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973