Female figure
Derby Porcelain Works
Category
Ceramics
Date
1770
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Measurements
241 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Derby
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Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446223
Summary
Derby figure of Minerva or Athene in plumed helmet, green flowered skirt and shield with medusa-head, an owl on books at her side. Maker's mark - incised star mark of the workman Isaac Farnsworth, 289 incised.
Marks and inscriptions
Maker's mark - incised star mark of the workman Isaac Farnsworth, 289 incised.
Makers and roles
Derby Porcelain Works, maker Isaac Farnsworth (fl.1783 - 1800), modeller