Figurine
- Object Name:
- Figurine
- Object ID:
- 1967.521.01
- Place of Origin:
- Europe
- Date:
- circa 1770
- Description:
- Figurine of a woman with a pheasant bird. Ware undetermined; handpainted and transfer printed. Woman is standing, wearing a long dress and holding a cape over her head. She has long brown hair, brown eyes, and red lips. Her dress is pink with yellow lining; her underskirt is white with red and green transfer-printed flowers. She is barefoot. The bird stands next to her, and is roughly half the height of the woman. The bird is brown and yellow, with purple beak and talons. The pedestal they stand on has four feet and many S and C curves, the highpoints of which are painted blue or dark read with a few gold highlights. There is a paper note on the bottom, handwritten: "Grandfather Go[s]ell bought this in [Ireland] about 1770". A second paper label has the number "3316".
- Material:
- Ceramic
- Dimensions:
- H-10.2 W-5.4 D-4.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Note on bottom says that piece was purchased around 1770 by donor's (unknown) grandfather. Accession record suggests that this piece was made in Derby, England, c. 1780.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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