Female Masquerader
Manufacturer
St. James Factory
(English, 1749 - 1759)
CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, London, England
Datec.1751-1754
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 7.3 x 2.5 cm (2 7/8 x 1 in.)
MarkingsInscribed FIDELLE ME GUIDE
DescriptionA 'Girl-in-a-Swing' type gold-mounted girl and Dalmatian scent bottle and stopper. It is modelled as a girl with a Dalmatian at her side, holding a yellow and grey bird, and wearing a black domino mask and a blue-edged white dress painted with scattered pink rose sprigs. There is a yellow basket of flowers surmounted by a billing doves stopper on her back. There is a domed base, and the concave underside is marbleized in green and grey and painted with a single puce rose sprig. The bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gold.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1026
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755
Object number: G83.1.978