Figure
possibly Rockingham Works
Category
Ceramics
Date
1800 - 1850
Materials
Ceramics, hard paste porcelain, enamels, gilding
Place of origin
Swinton
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730498
Summary
A pair of figures, hard paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, possibly Rockingham Works, Swinton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, early 19th century. A male and a female figure wearing oriental costume on scrolled bases. Unmarked. Called a Mandarin and Companion; the term 'Mandarin' is of Portugese and Malay origins and was used by Europeans to refer to Chinese scholar-officials.
Provenance
Unknown provenance.
Makers and roles
possibly Rockingham Works, manufacturer