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Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1755
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
235 mm (H)
Place of origin
Meissen
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245669.2
Summary
A Meissen figure of a shepherdess. Colours; puce and green; turquoise bodice with black centre and yellow bows, pink overskirt, white underskirt with a border of 'Indianische Blumen'. c.1755.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey English and other porcelain stored in cellars, page 97.
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, maker