FIGURINE OF A SHEPHERDESS

Creator(s):

On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall

About this object

The statuette shows a young woman standing. She is placing a wreath around the neck of a white sheep which is standing on its hind legs and leaning against her. Its front feet are against her white skirt which has red flowers on it. She wears a hat with a wide red brim, a white blouse with a turquoise bodice and three pink rosettes, and yellow shoes. There is a support behind her in the form of a greenish tree trunk. This has three leafy branches with white flowers that extend from it. All this stands on a white rococo base with scrolls.

Object name:

FIGURINE OF A SHEPHERDESS

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Derby, England

Date made:

ca. 1765

Size:

20.3 cm (8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

26.127

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973