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Creator(s): Samson Porcelain (Maker)

On view in: Breakfast Room


About this object

Man (.1) and woman (.2), each seated on a rock with one leg raised in mid-air, each wearing a light green brimmed hat, each holding a spray of blue flowers, each on an irregular base with gold rococo scrolls. The man wears a light yellow tunic with scattered purple leaves, purple pants and white shoes with yellow ribbons. Seated at his left is a white dog with black spots. The woman wears a bright yellow bodice white skirt with scattered flowers, purple shoes with green bows. At her right a seated white sheep.

Made from:
Hard paste porcelain
Made in:
Paris, France
Date made:
ca. 1905
Size:
6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.211.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Both marked at the lower back: crossed swords in underglaze blue; an impressed mold number underneath G386? 387?
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973