Shepherdess

Artist Derby

Date1775 c - 1785 c

Place of ManufactureEngland, Europe

MediumMaterial: soft paste porcelain; bisque

DimensionsOverall: 13 x 5.6 x 5.5 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineGift of Mrs. A. Murray Vaughan

Object number1980.086.002

Descriptionfigure of a young shepherdess in unglazed porcelain, finely modelled. Girl stands on a roughly textured base with a small cluster of foliage in applied relief & a covered urn near her foot. She lightly holds a lamb, who lies against her breast, looking up at her face. Her heas inclines to one side & downward as she looks at the lamb. Girl has cherubic facial features & the carefully detailed folds of her otherwise simple peasant dress along with the fine details of her hair have a classical quality combining an air of gentleness with grace.

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