Figure
Nymphenburg
Category
Ceramics
Date
1929
Materials
Hard paste porcelain
Measurements
170 x 76 x 76 mm
Place of origin
Germany
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 205141
Summary
Figure, hard paste porcelain, sportswoman standing on a circular base, wearing a peaked cap and flaring short jacket with ankle length skirt, holding a musket and a powder horn, Nymphenburg, Germany, 1935; coloured naturalistically with green base with gilt detail, yellow shoes, green jacket and cap and small sprays of green flowers on the skirt.
Full description
The figure was made using a much older original mould from the Frankenthal factory, which closed in 1799.
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976)
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: 1610 / [obscured symbol] / 3 (incised by hand, model number) Underside of base: [crown] / [interlocking CT] / 1929 (hand painted, underglaze blue, maker's mark)
Makers and roles
Nymphenburg, manufacturer