Figure
Category
Ceramics
Date
1757
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
145 mm (Height); 45 mm (diameter of base)
Place of origin
Stratford-le-Bow
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581939
Summary
A Bow figure of a Nun standing with her hands clasped to her breast gazing towards heaven. She stands on a flat circular base with applied flowers in colour. An anchor and dagger mark in red beneath the base.
Provenance
Bought from Greenwood and Sons, Harrogate, Yorkshire in September 1965. For the model see Litchfield's 'Pottery and Porcelain', plate 15., where this and the two preceding figures are attributed to Chelsea 1750.
Marks and inscriptions
198 (on inventory card in red ink)