Figure
Bow Porcelain Factory (fl.c. 1748-1774)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1756
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
150 x 70 mm; 50 mm (diameter of base)
Place of origin
Stratford-le-Bow
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581936
Summary
A standing Bow figure of a Nun holding a book in her left hand, wearing a black habit and veil and white scapular, standing on a flat circular base with slight puce Rococo scrolls and applied leaves.
Provenance
Bought from Sotheby's, 19 March 1963. Lot 74
Marks and inscriptions
195 (on inventory card in red ink)
Makers and roles
Bow Porcelain Factory (fl.c. 1748-1774), porcelain manufacturer