Clio
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (1744-1769)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1765
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Measurements
292 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Chelsea
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Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446180.7
Summary
Chelsea figure of Clio (history). Part of a set of Apollo and the Nine Muses, with its emblem, superbly coloured and supported on lobed quadrangular base painted with butterflies, flowers and bearing the name. Maker's mark - gold anchor mark. 1765 (circa).
Marks and inscriptions
Clio; maker's mark - gold anchor mark
Makers and roles
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (1744-1769), maker