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FIGURINE OF A RANELAGH DANCER (ONE OF TWO)

Creator(s): Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall


About this object

The statuette is a Ranelagh Dancer. She is a young woman who is standing with her left hand on her hip and her right hand holding a flower in front of her. She is wearing flowers in her hair, and a pink cape, a green jacket, an orange skirt with green panels and flowers on white medallions and with a white and yellow flounced hem, and pink shoes. She leans on a white stump at her back. It has flower clusters that cover it. The white base has rococo scrolls touched with pale green and gold.

Object name:
FIGURINE OF A RANELAGH DANCER (ONE OF TWO)
Made from:
Soft-paste porcelain
Made in:
Longton, England
Date made:
18th c.
Size:
27.9 cm (11 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.113.2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973