Model bird
Elizabeth Ratcliffe (Chester c.1735 - Liverpool c.1810)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Glass and mother-of-pearl
Measurements
200 x 240 x 240 mm
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1149007
Summary
Model bird. An Eighteenth Century mother-of-pearl bird, made by Elizabeth Ratcliffe. The bird is perched on flowering trees under a glass dome.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Elizabeth Ratcliffe (Chester c.1735 - Liverpool c.1810)